West Lincoln was the 13-2 winner over Cherryville when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The West Lincoln Rebels fell just short of the Cherryville Ironmen by a score of 9-7 on Wednesday.
For Cherryville's part, Eli Newsome made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Newsome has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Newsome was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Roy Powers looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Talon Dalton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Kenan Fowler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
West Lincoln dropped their record down to 10-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cherryville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-7.
West Lincoln will head out on the road to challenge West Caldwell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Lincoln will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Cherryville, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Highland Tech at 7:00 p.m. Cherryville is facing Highland Tech at the right time seeing as Highland Tech is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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