With a playoff game on the line, Kings Mountain rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the East Lincoln Mustangs 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 continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. TJ Armstrong was in the mix as well, providing Kings Mountain with two touchdowns.
East Lincoln lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grant Lawless, who threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. Lawless has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Jackson Beam was Lawless' top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Kings Mountain, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for East Lincoln, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Kings Mountain has already played their next game, a 41-14 loss against Robinson on the 22nd. East Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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