Preview: Kings Mountain Mountaineers vs. Ashbrook Greenwave
Kings Mountain is 10-0 against Ashbrook since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ashbrook Greenwave at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kings Mountain has six straight victories, Ashbrook has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kings Mountain put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Palisades a 16-0 shutout. Considering Kings Mountain has won five games by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kali Weaver was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Weaver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Madeline Huffman was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Desiree Green was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Ashbrook fell victim to North Gaston and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Wildcats.
Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs per game. As for Ashbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Kings Mountain's way against Ashbrook in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Kings Mountain made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Kings Mountain repeat their success, or does Ashbrook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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