Baseball Preview: Cherryville Ironmen vs. East Gaston Warriors
The Cherryville Ironmen will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the East Gaston Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Cherryville came up short against Canandaigua Academy and fell 8-3.
Cherryville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenan Fowler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Fowler has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Newsome, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Gaston unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for them in their matchups with North Gaston: they've now lost three in a row.
Cherryville's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for East Gaston, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
Everything went Cherryville's way against East Gaston in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Cherryville made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Cherryville repeat their success, or does East Gaston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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