There's no place like home for Kings Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Cox Mill Chargers with a sharp 42-17 victory on Monday. The Mountaineers pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chargers cut but never quite recovered from.
Kings Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from William Vaughn, who picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Vaughn was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 65 yards. Josiah Hill was another key rusher, rushing for 73 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Kings Mountain's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Eli Lipscomb and Semaj Odems who racked up four sacks between them. Lipscomb is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season. Kings Mountain got some further help from Thomas Fair: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Although Cox Mill took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Emory and Marcus Sales.
The win got Kings Mountain back to even at 1-1. As for Cox Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kings Mountain will look to defend their home field on Friday against Burns at 7:30 p.m. As for Cox Mill, they will welcome West Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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