Kings Mountain lost against Huss back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers had to suffer through a 81-33 loss at the hands of the Huss Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Huskies are ranked 82nd).
Kings Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aaliyah Miller, who posted six points. Another player making a difference was Farri Martin, who had ten points.
Mountaineers
| 02/04/25 @ Huss | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Ashbrook | 4 |
| 01/28/25 vs Stuart W. Cramer | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ South Point | 8 |
| 01/22/25 @ Crest | 9 |
| + 12 more games |
Even though they lost, Kings Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Huss was led to victory by Jaleila Littlejohn and Brooklyn Swann. Littlejohn went 11 of 22 en route to 24 points along with eight boards and six steals, while Swann dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. The contest was Littlejohn's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shemiah McCoy, who earned 11 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Kings Mountain dropped their record down to 1-20 with the loss, which was their 23rd straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Huss, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Looking ahead, Kings Mountain will challenge North Gaston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kings Mountain is facing North Gaston at the right time seeing as North Gaston is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Huss, they will square off against South Point at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Huss' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
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