Soccer Preview: Shelby vs. Cherryville
Shelby is 7-0 against Cherryville since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Shelby Golden Lions will play host again on Monday to welcome the Cherryville Ironmen, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Cherryville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Shelby, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Shelby got the win against Bessemer City by a conclusive 5-1.
Meanwhile, Cherryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Thomas Jefferson, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 545th, while the Gryphons are ranked 139th).
Shelby has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-2 record this season. As for Cherryville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16-1.
Shelby took their win against Cherryville in their previous matchup on October 2nd by a conclusive 5-0. Will Shelby repeat their success, or does Cherryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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