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Cherryville, NC (WNN) - It was a mixed results week for Cherryville softball, splitting a two-game series with rival Bessemer City and taking a tough loss to East Gaston. The regular season concluded this week with the Lady Ironmen finishing with an overall record of 11-11 and 7-9 in the Southern District 2A/3A/4A Conference. Playoff pairings are set to be released on May 4. Cherryville will be in the postseason; the opponent and place are still to be determined.
The final regular-season home game was also senior night. Six young ladies were honored as they closed out their high school careers with one last home game. Honorees were Addison Davis, Camryn Shirley, Jenna Anthony, Kennedy Weathers, and Raylei Gidney. Although this was a tightly contested game for most of the night, the outcome was not what these seniors had hoped for. A five-run fifth inning proved to be the difference as the Lady Yellow Jackets took a 6-3 win.
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The game began as a pitcher’s duel with the first three innings knotted 0-0. Bessemer City would out-hit Cherryville 9 to 4 before the night was over. Addy Morehead earned the win for the Lady Jackets, allowing 3 runs (2earned), 4 hits, striking out 8, and issuing 2 walks. Jenny Brown took the loss for the Lady Ironmen, pitching 7 innings, allowing 6 runs, 9 hits, striking out 9, and 4 walks. Bessemer City was led by Marissa Kiser, going 3-4, scoring 2 runs; Addy Morehead, hitting 2-4, scoring 1 run and 3 RBIs; and Tristen Kiser, going 2-4 with 1 RBI. Leading hitters for Cherryville were Jenny Brown 2-4 (2 doubles) and scoring 1 run, Landry Beam went 1-4 scoring 1 run and 1 RBI, and Camryn Shirley 1-3, scoring 1 run.
Bessemer City broke a 0-0 tie in the fourth inning as Marissa Kiser tripled to center field and was then knocked in by Addy Morehead’s line drive double to center field. Before Cherryville’s half of the fourth, Addy Morehead had been pitching lights out, having faced the minimum number of batters. This changed quickly when Jenny Brown ripped a double to left field. Landry Beam then tripled on a line drive to left field that scored Brown. Cherryville led 2-1 after Landry Beam scored on a sacrifice fly by Kate Mulvey. The home team’s lead did not last long as the Lady Yellow Jackets produced 5 runs in the fifth to go back in front 6-2. Kaiden Baker started things with a walk, and a passed ball advanced her to second. Marjorie Jose walked, Alexis Parker grounded into a fielder’s choice. Marissa Kiser singled, then Addy Morehead doubled to left field to score Parker. Ella Pursley hit a line drive to right field, scoring both Kiser and Morehead. Pursley stole second base, and Tristen Kiser doubled to center field to knock in Pursley.
Cherryville added another run in the fifth as Camryn Shirley singled to right field and scored when an error in left field allowed Landry Beam to reach safely. Neither team scored in the last two innings.
This was another one of those games where the final score did not accurately reflect the competitiveness. The Lady Warriors defeated the Lady Ironmen 17-6, thanks to a big fourth inning in which East Gaston scored 7 runs. They collected 17 hits on the night with Molly Kuproski leading the way, hitting 4-4, scoring 3 runs, and 5 RBIs. Kendra Anderson went 2-2, scored 2 runs, and had 2 RBIs. Zoe Culberson was a force as well, going 3-4, scoring 3 runs and 2 RBIs. Lexi Wheeler was 3-3 with 1 RBI and scored 3 runs. The Lady Warriors were aggressive on the base pads as well, stealing 8 bases. Destini Dellinger started in the circle and allowed 1 hit, 2 runs (0 earned), 1 strikeout, and walked 1 in 1 inning pitched. Madi Perrigo earned the win, giving up 4 hits, 4 runs (1 earned), 4 strikeouts, and 1 walk over 4 innings. Grace Capps took the loss for Cherryville. At the plate, Cherryville was led by Kennedy Weathers, going 2-3, and Kate Mulvey with 1 RBI.
The Lady Ironmen took an early 2-0 lead as Jenny Brown walked, Kennedy Weathers singled, Jenna Anthony then reached due to an error on the pitcher, and Brown scored on a passed ball. An error at short stop allowed Addison Davis to reach, and Weathers to score. East Gaston took the lead 4-2 in the bottom of the inning. Zoe Culberson hit a line drive to center field for a double and advanced to third on a passed ball. Molly Kuproski singled to score Culberson. Lexi Wheeler hit a single and stole second, Blair Culberson walked, then Kelsi Norris hit a line drive to center field for a double that scored Kuproski, Wheeler, and Culberson. In the second, Cherryville retook the lead 6-4. Grace Capps singled, Maddie Avery singled, and Jenny Brown also singled. Kate Mulvey walked, scoring Capps. An error by the left fielder allowed Kennedy Weathers to reach, and for Avery, Brown, and Mulvey to score. East Gaston proceeded to once again take the lead in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 8-6. Molly Kuproski bunted to third for a single, then stole second. Lexi Wheeler drove in Kuproski with a single. Wheeler then scored as Lilly Rymer singled to left field. A line drive to center field by Madi Perrigo scored Rymer. She was then driven in by a single from Blair Culberson. The Lady Warriors added 2 more runs in the third inning. Kendra Anderson singled, Zoe Culberson singled, and Molly Koproski bunted for a single that scored Anderson and Culberson. East Gaston erupted for 7 runs in the fourth to put the game away. A pitch hit Makenzie Hill and stole second. Bre Bates hit a line drive to center field, Zoe Culberson singled, scoring Hill and Anderson. Molly Kuproski singled, and Bates and Culberson both came home. Lexi Wheeler hit a single, followed by a walk from Lilly Rymer. Makenzie Hill also drew a walk that scored Kuproski. Kendra Anderson singled to score Wheeler and pinch runner Kenzie Carpenter.
There was not a lot of offense in this one, but it was enough for the Lady Ironmen to down long-time rival, the Lady Yellow Jackets of Bessemer City, 3-2. There were 7 hits by Bessemer City and 5 by Cherryville. Marissa Kiser went 2-4, scored 1 run, Addy Morehead went 1-4 with 1 RBI, and Ella Pursley was 1-3, scoring 1 run and 1 RBI. Addy Morehead took the loss for the Lady Yellow Jackets, pitching 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 runs, 6 walks, and throwing 8 strikeouts. Jenny Brown was credited with the win as she pitched 7 innings, allowing 7 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Five Cherryville batters each had 1 hit. Jenny Brown hit 1-1 and scored 2 runs, Landry Beam went 1-4, scored 1 run, and added 1 RBI, Kennedy Weathers was 1-4 and added 1 RBI, Jenna Anthony was 1-4, and Maddie Avery was 1-3.
Cherryville took a 1-0 lead to open the game as Jenny Brown doubled to center field and then scored when Kennedy Weathers singled a line drive to center field. Ella Pursley hit a solo home run to tie the game 1-1 in the third. BCHS took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning when Marissa Kiser singled and was knocked in by Addy Morehead’s single. The Lady Ironmen then took the lead for good in the seventh as Jenny Brown walked, Landry Beam tripled to score Brown, then Kate Mulvey’s sacrifice fly scored Beam. Cherryville now awaits the release of the playoff bracket.
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