Kings Mountain was the 81-78 winner over Ashbrook when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Kings Mountain Mountaineers took a hard 77-60 fall against the Ashbrook Greenwave on Tuesday. 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 220th, while the Greenwave are ranked 45th).
Kings Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kee'Donn Linney, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 19 points and three steals. Thomas Spicer was another key player, putting up 11 points and five boards.
Mountaineers
| 01/07/25 @ Ashbrook | 60-77 |
| 01/03/25 @ Shelby | 53-58 |
| 12/30/24 vs Palisades | 59-62 |
| 12/28/24 vs Gaston Day | 59-66 |
Even though they lost, Kings Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Leading Ashbrook to victory were Issac Byers Jr. and Jamari Smith. Byers Jr. went 8 of 15 on his way to 21 points and five steals, while Smith went 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points and five assists. Smith has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jazari Hall, who posted 12 points.
Kings Mountain's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6. As for Ashbrook, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Kings Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-70 defeat against Huss on the 9th. As for Ashbrook, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 67-55 win against Crest on the 9th.
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