Softball Preview: Eastern Randolph Wildcats vs. Cherryville Ironmen
The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Cherryville Ironmen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eastern Randolph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Hiwassee Dam onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Addie Flinchum and Ayanna Mears did most of the damage at the plate: Flinchum scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Mears scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Logann Beaver, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cherryville had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over the Yellow Jackets.
Raylei Gidney looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Landyn McBride was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Eastern Randolph has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Cherryville, their victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
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