KM beats Ironmen, Enka

Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers edged a strong Cherryville nine 2-1 in a non-conference baseball game last week in Cherryville. Wyatt Davis pitched five after two innings. KM tallied the winning run in the top of the fifth. Cherryville loaded the bases in the fourth and seventh innings but couldn’t score. The Ironmen collected ers issued nine walks. In another non-conference game Friday, the Mountaineers traveled to the mountains and defeated Enka 10-2. Jack Toney was the winning pitcher.

Leading the Lady Mountaineers were Janiya Hunt with a first place finish in the 200 and third place in the 100 and long jump, and Divinity Ervin who was first in the 3200, second in the 1600 and ran a leg on the winning 4x800 relay team.

Alexis Jackson was second in the high jump and triple jump, and Kamari Odems was third in the 300 meter hurdles.

Leading the Mountaineers were Max Thompson with first place finishes in the 800 and 1600, as well

Max as running a leg on the winning 4x800 team

Isaiah Watts finished first in the 3200, second in the 1600 and also ran a leg on the winning 4x800 team.

Malik Littlejohn was second in the 300 hurdles.

Nathan Inthavong was second in the 3200 run.

Barry Moore represented the sprinters with a third place in the 200 meter dash.

“Overall, it was a great team effort getting points from all areas,” noted Coach Rayvis Key.