The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will square off against the East Rowan Mustangs on Friday. Kings Mountain is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Kings Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let North Lincoln get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The Mountaineers' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Not much got past Maddie Huffman, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep North Lincoln off the board. Huffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Paige Fleming, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Anna Wooten also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Rowan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Freedom on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
East Rowan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Kings Mountain, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Kings Mountain skirted past East Rowan 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Mountaineers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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