It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Davidson had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Kings Mountain Mountaineers out 5-3. The victory was nothing new for North Davidson as they're now sitting on five straight.
For Kings Mountain's part, Colton Mayes put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Mayes was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Luke Heavner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-4. Tucker Cash was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
North Davidson is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Kings Mountain, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
North Davidson has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Foard at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Foard: 2.8, North Davidson: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Kings Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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