The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will challenge the Robinson Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Kings Mountain sitting on five straight wins and Robinson on 11.
Kings Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against East Lincoln by a score of 38-28. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Mountaineers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Josiah Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 182 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. TJ Armstrong was in the mix as well, providing Kings Mountain with two touchdowns.
Kings Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kings Mountain wouldn't let East Lincoln keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kings Mountain can thank Eli Lipscomb and Thomas Fair for forcing both of them. Lipscomb has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Kings Mountain got some further help from Lathan Feemster: he picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Robinson got themselves on the board against Northeast Guilford on Friday, but Northeast Guilford never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 28-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won nine matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Robinson relied on the efforts of LJ Watson, who rushed for 145 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and Jon Bissonnette, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Robinson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Bryce Johnson, Cameron Tucker, and Isaiah Johnson picked up one apiece.
Robinson's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.1 points per game. As for Kings Mountain, their record is now 9-2.
Everything came up roses for Kings Mountain against Robinson when the teams last played back in April of 2021, as the squad secured a 49-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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