The Crest Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Cherryville Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Crest barely beat Kings Mountain the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chargers put the hurt on the Mountaineers with a sharp 10-4 win on Friday. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Mountaineers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cherryville's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Shelby a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Ironmen have won six games by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Parker Anderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February of 2025.
In other batting news, Aaron Heavner was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Jayden Adams also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Cherryville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .407 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Crest's record is now 4-2. As for Cherryville, their record now sits at 7-0.
Crest came out on top in a nail-biter against Cherryville in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, sneaking past 17-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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