It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kings Mountain can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Davidson Black Knights by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Colton Mayes put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Mayes was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Luke Heavner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tucker Cash, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Kings Mountain's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8. As for North Davidson, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Kings Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Davidson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Foard at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Foard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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