Baseball Game Preview: South Point Red Raiders vs. Kings Mountain Mountaineers

The South Point Red Raiders will challenge the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.

South Point is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Thursday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of North Gaston. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Red Raiders have suffered against the Wildcats since April 5, 2018.

Meanwhile, Kings Mountain fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Crest on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mountaineers have suffered since May 10, 2024.

Carter Roberts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Kings Mountain's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-10. As for South Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.