Kings Mountain put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Forestview Jaguars and snuck past 7-5. That's more bragging rights for Kings Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Madeline Huffman made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 17 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Huffman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Huffman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kali Weaver was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Paige Fleming was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
On Forestview's side, Blair Riley was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Kings Mountain's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Forestview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Kings Mountain will head out on the road to square off against Ashbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kings Mountain is facing Ashbrook at the right time seeing as Ashbrook is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Forestview, they will head out on the road to challenge East Gaston at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Forestview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
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