Kings Mountain is 10-0 against Huss since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will look to defend their home field against the Huss Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kings Mountain has three straight victories, Huss has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kings Mountain put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Huss onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. While fans of Kings Mountain might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Brayden Patrick was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Patrick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Patrick was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ky?lei Anderson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Wesley Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Kings Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Huss, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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