Mountaineers
| 02/07/25 @ North Gaston | 54 |
| 01/14/25 vs North Gaston | 45 |
| 01/22/25 @ Crest | 41 |
| 12/27/24 vs Bessemer City | 39 |
| 01/08/25 @ Carson | 37 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kings Mountain). They had just enough and edged the North Gaston Wildcats out 54-52. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 45-32 back in January.
Kings Mountain got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was La'Zya Byrd out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Byrd a new career-high in assists (four). Isabella Symonds also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Kings Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
North Gaston lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sai White, who went 9 for 19 to rack up 19 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Holmes, who went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Kings Mountain picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-20. As for North Gaston, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
Looking ahead, Kings Mountain will head out to take on Forestview at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kings Mountain has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for North Gaston, they will welcome Ashbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashbrook will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something North Gaston surely won't give up without a fight.
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