Softball Game Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Crest Chargers

Kings Mountain is 2-8 against Crest since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Kings Mountain is taking a road trip to take on Crest at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Kings Mountain sitting on eight straight wins and Crest on nine.

Kings Mountain's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Gaston as Kings Mountain made off with a 7-0 victory. The Mountaineers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Maddie Huffman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna Wooten, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Desiree Green was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Crest got the win against Stuart W. Cramer on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0. The Chargers are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the seventh matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.

Kings Mountain's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crest, their record is now 10-1.

Kings Mountain skirted past Crest 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Does Kings Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.