Cherryville lost against Shelby back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cherryville Ironmen had to suffer through a 66-38 loss at the hands of the Shelby Golden Lions. 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 413th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 181st).
When it comes to explaining why Cherryville lost, don't look at Raylei Gidney. Despite the final result, she went 9 for 18 on her way to 23 points and seven rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Cherryville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Da'Mani French had an outrageously good game for Shelby as she posted 13 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave French a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Dereon Kee, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points and three steals.
Cherryville's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Shelby, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Cherryville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-51 defeat against Forestview on the 26th. As for Shelby, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 46-34 victory against Berea on the 30th.
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