The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Cox Mill Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Kings Mountain is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 32-16 bruising from Shelby on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Kings Mountain had strong showings from William Vaughn, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and TJ Armstrong, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
Kings Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Gash and Jahmere Canady. Kings Mountain got some further help from Eli Lipscomb: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Cox Mill couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against Charlotte Christian on Friday, falling 49-7. The Chargers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Everything went Kings Mountain's way against Cox Mill in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Kings Mountain made off with a 37-13 victory. Does Kings Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cox Mill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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