Kings Mountain has gone 10-0 against North Gaston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will host the North Gaston Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Kings Mountain is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 75-70 heartbreaker at the hands of Huss. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Mountaineers still had to take the loss.
Xavier Hutchens
| 01/09/25 vs Huss | 25 |
| 12/30/24 vs Palisades | 10 |
| 01/07/25 @ Ashbrook | 7 |
| 01/03/25 @ Shelby | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs Gaston Day | 3 |
Despite the loss, Kings Mountain saw an underclassman step up: freshman Xavier Hutchens went 10 for 17 on his way to 25 points and eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hutchens has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kee'Donn Linney, who posted 16 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Kings Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Gaston took on Forestview on Monday. North Gaston took a 65-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Forestview. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Kings Mountain now has a losing record at 6-7. As for North Gaston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Everything came up roses for Kings Mountain against North Gaston in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 89-44 win. In that contest, Kings Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 53-28, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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