On Thursday Kings Mountain will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the North Gaston Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Kings Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully North Gaston likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything went Kings Mountain's way against Huss as Kings Mountain made off with a 39-13 victory. With the Mountaineers ahead 30-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Josiah Hill and Tj Armstrong were among the main playmakers for Kings Mountain as the former gained 142 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Hill is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. 81 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jayden Gash, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Kings Mountain's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Semaj Odems was especially locked on to Huss' QB and sacked him 3.5 times.
Meanwhile, North Gaston's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 14-7 to Forestview. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kings Mountain's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for North Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Kings Mountain against North Gaston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings Mountain since the squad 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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