South Point had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Kings Mountain Mountaineers a 4-0 shutout. South Point might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by four goals or more this season.
They hit Kings Mountain with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Claire Hux,
Jesson Cadiang,
Phoebe Smith, and
Lexi Birtwistle.
Kings Mountain was without their leading scorer, Melia Myers, in Friday's contest. With Myers sitting this one out, Hadley Walsh got some extra time on the pitch (70 vs. her season average of 38.3).
South Point pushed their record up to 12-2-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Kings Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6-1 record this season.
South Point will be playing in front of their home fans against Stuart W. Cramer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in South Point's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last eight matches. As for Kings Mountain, they will head out on the road to square off against Huss at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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