Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Loss Ends Kings Mountain's Winning Streak

The matchup between Kings Mountain and R-S Central on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Mountaineers took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hilltoppers. The Mountaineers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Gavyn Manion

Earned Runs

03/05/25 @ East Rutherford	9
02/26/25 vs East Lincoln	3
03/27/25 vs Highland Tech	2
04/04/25 vs Forestview	1
03/25/25 vs North Gaston	1

Kings Mountain got a good showing from Gavyn Manion, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Manion is becoming a predictor of the Mountaineers' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 3-5 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, Jordan Buckner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Heavner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Kings Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for R-S Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.

Coming up, Kings Mountain will face off against Crest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for R-S Central, they will take on Tuscola in a tournament on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hilltoppers 2.7, the Mountaineers 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.