It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Kings Mountain ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the South Point Red Raiders 8-6. The victory was nothing new for Kings Mountain as they're now sitting on three straight.
Aidan Taylor and Brayden Patrick were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Taylor pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Patrick pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Taylor scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Patrick scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kandan Zollo, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Mayes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Kings Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for South Point, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Kings Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Point: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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