The matchup between Kings Mountain and R-S Central on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Mountaineers took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hilltoppers. The Mountaineers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Gavyn Manion
| 03/05/25 @ East Rutherford | 9 |
| 02/26/25 vs East Lincoln | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Highland Tech | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Forestview | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs North Gaston | 1 |
Kings Mountain got a good showing from Gavyn Manion, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Manion is becoming a predictor of the Mountaineers' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 3-5 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Jordan Buckner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Heavner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Kings Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for R-S Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Coming up, Kings Mountain will face off against Crest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for R-S Central, they will take on Tuscola in a tournament on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hilltoppers 2.7, the Mountaineers 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
