The Highland Tech Rams are taking a road trip to square off against the Cherryville Ironmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Highland Tech and 16 for Cherryville.
On Tuesday, Highland Tech was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap 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.
Highland Tech might have lost, but man, Elijah Sherrill was a machine: he went 8 for 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 38 points. That was a full 64.4% of Highland Tech's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrick Spake, who scored seven points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Cherryville played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Burns 79-31. 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).
Highland Tech's record is now 9-11. As for Cherryville, their record now sits at 1-20.
Highland Tech strolled past Cherryville in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 52-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cherryville's Andron Patterson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Highland Tech still be able to contain Patterson? There's only one way to find out.
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