Cherryville is on a six-game streak of home losses, Highland Tech a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Cherryville Ironmen will host the Highland Tech Rams at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Cherryville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Burns on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cherryville had to suffer through a 79-31 loss at the hands of Burns. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 660th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, Highland Tech was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 65-59 to Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Cherryville will have to contain Elijah Sherrill as he made an impact in Highland Tech's last game. He went 8 for 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 38 points. The contest was Sherrill's 24th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrick Spake, who posted seven points and ten rebounds.
Cherryville's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Highland Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Things could have been worse for Cherryville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-35 loss to Highland Tech in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sherrill, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points and eight assists. Now that Cherryville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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