Kings Mountain lost against Huss back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers took a hard 81-63 fall against the Huss Huskies. That's two games in a row now that the Mountaineers have lost by exactly 18 points.
Ethan Daniel
| 02/04/25 @ Huss | 6 |
| 01/28/25 vs Stuart W. Cramer | 2 |
| 01/24/25 @ South Point | 1 |
Despite the defeat, Kings Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ethan Daniel went 6 of 14 on his way to 15 points along with six assists and six boards. Those six assists set a new season-high mark for Daniel. Another player making a difference was Xavier Hutchens, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Huss was led to victory by Jaleel Smith and Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips. Smith almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine steals, while Phillips shot 5-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists. The contest was Smith's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Fred Nelson was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Kings Mountain's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Huss, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Kings Mountain and Huss should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Kings Mountain will face off against North Gaston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 322 places (156 vs. 478). Kings Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, Huss (ranked 76th) will meet South Point (ranked 207th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kings Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.
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