Recap: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Forestview Jaguars
Kings Mountain put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Forestview Jaguars onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering Kings Mountain has won four matches by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Madeline Huffman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Huffman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Huffman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Fleming, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kali Weaver, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
On Forestview's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blair Riley, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Forestview didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Kings Mountain's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Forestview, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Kings Mountain will face off against Palisades at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kings Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. As for Forestview, they will head out on the road to take on South Point at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Point is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
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