Kings Mountain put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Gaston Wildcats an 11-0 shutout. Kings Mountain might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by nine runs or more this season.
Kali Weaver made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Weaver was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Zaniah Field was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Kaydance Whitaker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On North Gaston's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Carpenter, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Kings Mountain pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for North Gaston, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Kings Mountain will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Stuart W. Cramer at 6:00 p.m. Stuart W. Cramer has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.55 runs per game on average), something Kings Mountain will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Gaston, they will be playing at home against Huss at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Gaston is facing Huss at the right time seeing as Huss is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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