Baseball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Cherryville's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Ironmen

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	18
03/27/25 vs Lincolnton	13
03/11/25 @ Shelby	9
03/14/25 vs Shelby	8
03/21/25 @ East Gaston	7

Cherryville put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Lincolnton Wolves with a sharp 13-0 victory. Considering the Ironmen have won six games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Parker Anderson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Kenan Fowler was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryson Withers, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

Cherryville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincolnton only posted an OBP of .300.

Cherryville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Lincolnton dropped their record down to 4-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Cherryville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.38 runs per game on average), something Cherryville will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lincolnton, they will take on Newton-Conover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton-Conover's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Lincolnton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.