The Kings Mountain Mountaineers are taking a road trip to challenge the North Gaston Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Gaston will have to contend with a Kings Mountain team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen yet this season. Kings Mountain lost 4-1 to Huss on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Huskies are ranked 219th).
Kings Mountain's goal came courtesy of
Hector Hernandez Mendez, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, North Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Forestview.
Kings Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-6-2. As for North Gaston, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Kings Mountain skirted past North Gaston 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings Mountain since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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