On Saturday, Kings Mountain faced South Brunswick in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers fell just short of the South Brunswick Cougars by a score of 2-1.
Madeline Huffman put in work no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Huffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Huffman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On South Brunswick's side, Kina Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carly Clewis, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Kings Mountain's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-2. As for South Brunswick, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Kings Mountain nor South Brunswick have any future games scheduled.
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