Kings Mountain has gone 8-2 against North Gaston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Kings Mountain will host North Gaston at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kings Mountain's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Huss 12-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mountaineers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Carter Roberts
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The team relied heavily on Carter Roberts, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Kings Mountain is undefeated when Roberts posts two or more runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Wesley Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Gaston duked it out with Forestview on Friday. North Gaston was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Forestview. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won seven in a row.
Caleb Cloninger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Cloninger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Connor Bates was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Carter Mason was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Kings Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.4 hits in those games compared to only 3.33 in the others. North Gaston's win bumped their record up to 5-3.
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