Cherryville has gone 8-2 against West Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Ironmen will square off against the Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Cherryville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Cherryville is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since April 25, 2024 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Highland Tech. Five seems to be a good number for the Ironmen as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Talon Dalton
| 04/03/25 @ Highland Tech | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Highland Tech | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Lincolnton | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Talon Dalton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Bryson Withers, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Lincoln suffered their closest loss since April 17, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Newton-Conover by a score of 4-2.
West Lincoln has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Cherryville, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Cherryville took their victory against West Lincoln in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 10-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ironmen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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