The Kings Mountain Mountaineers waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They came out on top against Crest by a score of 78-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Kings Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bradley Floyd, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Floyd has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kee'donn Linney, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Lyrik Pettis and Aj Adams certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Pettis scored 22 points along with five rebounds, while Adams scored 25 points along with eight rebounds. Adams is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of King Rhodes, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Kings Mountain's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.5 points per game. As for Crest, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-3.
Kings Mountain will take on Forestview at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Kings Mountain is facing Forestview at the right time seeing as Forestview is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Crest, they will be playing at home against Stuart W. Cramer at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Crest has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,415 points over their last 19 contests.
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