Cherryville lost against Kings Mountain back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Cherryville Ironmen came up short against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Ironmen have lost by exactly ten runs.
Alexis McSwain made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.
This is the second loss in a row for Cherryville and nudges their season record down to 5-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-1 East Gaston (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 87.3% over those games). As for Kings Mountain, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cherryville will venture away from home to square off against East Gaston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Gaston knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Cherryville likes a good challenge. As for Kings Mountain, they will head out to face off against Huss at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Huss: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Kings Mountain has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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