North Carolina High School Softball - East Rutherford nudges R-S Central
March 15, 2021: Rutherfordton, NC 28139 East Rutherford Cavaliers (Forest City, NC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the host R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC), 4-3 in a league challenge.
The Cavaliers now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Cherryville for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 17. East Rutherford will battle a Ironmen squad coming off a 6-4 non-league loss to Chase (Forest City, NC). The Ironmen record now stands at 0-1.
With the loss, R-S Central falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Hilltoppers travel to Shelby (Shelby, NC) to battle the Golden Lions in a Southwestern 2A challenge on Wednesday, March 17. The Golden Lions enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Shelby lost 11-10 in their recent league challenge against East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC)