Crest is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kings Mountain is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crest Chargers will take on the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crest has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,348 points over their last 18 contests.
Crest put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 79-54 margin over North Gaston. Given Crest's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while North Gaston is ranked 489th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aj Adams, who scored 23 points along with six assists and two steals. Adams has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was D'various Surratt, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, even though South Point scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Kings Mountain still came out on top. Kings Mountain strolled past South Point with points to spare, taking the game 79-62. Winning is a bit easier when you make seven more threes than your opponent, as Kings Mountain did.
Kings Mountain found their leader in underclassman Bradley Floyd, who scored 20 points along with six assists. Caleb Nixon was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Crest's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Kings Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Crest barely slipped by Kings Mountain in their previous meeting back in January, winning 79-78. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Floyd, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Crest still be able to contain Floyd? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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