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Cherryville, NC (WNN) - The Lady Ironmen softball team returned to action this week after enjoying some time off for Spring break. It was a busy week for the ladies, and things began well for them. On April 13, they hosted Lincolnton in a rescheduled game from early in the season. Cherryville won 14-5. The rest of the week did not go as well, with Burns getting a 16-4 win in Cherryville and a 12-0 victory on their home field. The lopsided scores in the two games against the Lady Bulldogs are deceiving, as the Lady Bulldogs benefited from a big inning in each game. Despite the series sweep by the Lady Bulldogs, Cherryville is still holding a .500 record at 8-8 overall and 4-7 in conference play. No rest for these girls as they will again have a 3-game week. On April 21 at 4:30 pm, Cherryville will travel to Stuart Cramer. On April 22, they will host Piedmont Community Charter at 5 pm, and on April 24, they will be back home to host Stuart Cramer at 5 pm.
The Lady Ironmen were having fun at the plate, especially Kennedy Weathers, who hit 2 home runs, one a grand slam, while driving in 5 RBIs, and Kate Mulvey, who hit a home run as she went 3-5 and drove in 4 RBIs. Jenny Brown went 2-2 and enjoyed 3 walks, and Addison Davis went 2-3. The Lady Ironmen amassed 13 hits on the night. Lincolnton had 11 hits as Akira Connor went 3-4 and Aerilyn Armstrong went 2-4. Jenny Brown started in the circle, allowing 9 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), struck out 9, and walked 2 in 4 1/3 innings. Grace Capps closed the game, allowing 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, and striking out 2 batters in 2 2/3 innings. The Lady Wolves started Addison Furr in the circle; she allowed 12 hits, 14 runs, and 5 walks over 2 1/3 innings. Aerilyn Armstrong pitched 3 2/3 innings in relief. She allowed 0 runs, 1 hit, walked 3, and struck out 3.
Lincolnton led early 2-0 after 1 ½ innings. Torie Lykins walked; Maelyn Carr singled; Cooper Buckley sacrificed to score Lykins; Khloe Leonard singled, scoring Carr. The Lady Ironmen would cut the score in half on a solo home run by Kennedy Weathers. Cherryville had a huge third inning as they erupted for 12 runs and put the game out of reach. Cameryn Shirley walked, as did Jenny Brown, and Landry Beam doubled to score Shirley. Kate Mulvey ripped a 3-run homer that scored Brown and Beam. Kennedy Weathers and Jenna Anthony walked, Addison Davis singled, and Grace Capps singled to bring in Weathers; Maddie Avery’s single scored Anthony and Davis. Jenny Brown knocked in Capps with a single, Landry Beam walked, Kate Mulvey singled, and Avery scored. Kennedy Weathers blasted a grand slam home run to clear the bases. Cherryville now led 14-2. The Lady Wolves still had a little bite left in them. In the fifth inning, they added 3 more runs. Abigail Campbell singled, and Akira Connor doubled to score Campbell. Elizabeth Bailey singled, scoring Connor. Aerilyn Armstrong tripled, and Torie Lykins doubled to plate Armstrong. Final score Cherryville 14, Lincolnton 5.
The Lady Bulldogs collected 21 hits, many of those in their huge first inning. Emma Walker led the way at the plate for Burns as she hit for the cycle. She was 4-5, scored 3 runs, and knocked in 4 RBIs. She hit a home run in the first, a triple in the first, a single in the fifth, and a double in the sixth. A few other Lady Bulldogs joined in the slugfest as well. Alivia Smith went 3-5, scored 2 runs, and had 2 RBIs. Laney Williams went 5-5, scored 4 runs, and had 2 RBIs. Laney Morris went 4-5, scored 2 runs, and knocked in 4 RBIs. Cherryville had 14 hits, but they failed to get enough of those with runners on base. Grace Capps had a good night, going 3-3, knocking in 2 RBIs, and stealing 2 bases. Jenna Anthony went 2-3 and had 1 RBI. Burns would take this one 16-4.
The Lady Bulldogs came out swinging, and it seemed they kept finding just the right spots for base hits. They took an 11-0 lead in the first inning. Alivia Smith singled, stole second, Emma Walker hit a 2-run homer, Laney Williams Singled, Laney Morris singled, and Aaliyah Sain also singled. Peyton Beaver delivered a grand slam home run, clearing the bases. Aimee Cook singled; a pitch hit Bailee Cook; Alivia Smith doubled to score B. Cook and A. Cook; Emma Walker tripled to score Smith. Laney Williams tripled, scored, and Laney Morris drove in Williams with a double. Burns added another run in the third inning. Laney Williams tripled and scored off a sacrifice fly by Laney Morris. Cherryville got on the scoreboard in the fifth as they scored 4 runs. Landry Beam and Kate Mulvey singled, Kennedy Weathers walked, Jenna Anthony singled, scoring Beam. Grace Capps hit a 3-run single that scored Mulvey and Weathers. Cameryn Shirley then knocked in Capps with a single. Burns put up 4 more runs in the sixth. Karlye Clay doubled; Emma Walker doubled to score Clay; Laney Williams singled to score Walker. Laney Morris finished the scoring with a 2-run home run.
The Lady Bulldogs were once again the beneficiaries of a huge inning, propelling them to a 12-0 victory. This time, it was a 9-run fourth inning. Laney Williams led Burns at the plate with 2 hits and 4 RBIs. Emma Walker was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 hits, 0 runs, 8 strikeouts, and 1 walk in 5 innings of work. Jenny Brown started for the Lady Ironmen, allowing 9 hits, 12 runs (3 earned), 1 strikeout, and 1 walk over 4 innings. Maddie Avery was Cherryville’s leading hitter, going 2-2. Burns went up 2-0 in the first when Alivia Smith doubled to right field, and Laney Williams hit a 2-run homer. They added another run in the third as Laney Williams reached due to an error and advanced to third. Emma Walker also made an error, allowing Williams to score. In the fourth, the Lady Bulldogs scored 9 runs. Karlye Clay reached due to an error, then advanced to second on a passed ball. Peyton Beaver’s double to left field allowed Clay to score. Peyton Devine singled to left field, and Beaver scored when Aimee Cook singled to left field. Alivia Smith hit into a fielder’s choice, and Cook advanced on a wild pitch as did Smith. Laney Williams hit a 2-run single to right field, scoring Cook and Smith. Williams advanced to second on a wild pitch, then Emma Walker tripled a line drive to right field to score Williams. Laney Morris walked, Aaliyah Sain, singled to score Walker. When Karlye Clay doubled to right field, a throwing error allowed Morris, Smith, and Clay to score.
The Lady Ironmen have been resilient all season and will have plenty of chances to move forward as they begin a new week with 3 games scheduled. This is a very young team that lost significant experience from last season. There is plenty of young talent on the team; they just need experience and time to form some team chemistry.
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