Kings Mountain scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Ashbrook Greenwave as the Kings Mountain Mountaineers made off with a 19-4 victory. Considering Kings Mountain has won four matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Patrick made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Patrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Patrick was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidan Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tucker Cash, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
On Ashbrook's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Crawford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Kings Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Ashbrook, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Kings Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ashbrook: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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