Cherryville hasn't had much luck against Shelby recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cherryville Ironmen will challenge the Shelby Golden Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Cherryville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cherryville was outmatched by Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and fell 81-11. The game marked the Ironmen's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Shelby was able to grind out a solid victory over Burns on Friday, taking the game 41-31.
Shelby has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Cherryville, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Cherryville was taken down by Shelby 66-38 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shelby's Da'Mani French, who posted 13 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. Now that Cherryville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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