Softball Preview: East Gaston Warriors vs. Cherryville Ironmen
After five games on the road, East Gaston is heading back home. They will take on the Cherryville Ironmen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Gaston is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season.
East Gaston put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 19-3 margin over Highland Tech.
East Gaston let Hannah Massey and Carson Summey loose on the outfield. Massey scored three runs while going 4-for-4, while Summey went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Alexis Boulware was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Cherryville unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Monday. Their rough 12-1 defeat to West Lincoln might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cherryville has scored all season.
Cherryville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Proctor, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
East Gaston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Cherryville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
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