Kings Mountain is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Piedmont is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will take on the Piedmont Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Kings Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat East Rowan by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0.
Meanwhile, Piedmont faced Oak Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Piedmont skirted past Oak Grove 5-4.
Jailyn Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madison Brown, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tara Deese, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Kings Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 22-0. As for Piedmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Kings Mountain might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Piedmont in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Kings Mountain, Jillian Thomas (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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