If Cherryville was riding high fresh off their 19-0 takedown of Shelby last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cherryville Ironmen lost 13-3 to the East Gaston Warriors on Tuesday. Ironmen fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Warriors since on Tuesday.
Alexis McSwain was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
Even though they lost, Cherryville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Cherryville's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for East Gaston, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cherryville will welcome Kings Mountain at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cherryville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for East Gaston, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cherryville at 6:00 p.m.
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