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Cherokee Murphy

Braves

0 (F)

Bulldogs

The Murphy (NC) varsity softball team won by forfeit in Wednesday's home conference game against Cherokee (NC).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E	F
Cherokee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	✓
Murphy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-

Final score provided by E. Laney.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

North Carolina High School Softball - Cherokee can't get by Murphy

April 30, 2025: Murphy, NC 28906

The Murphy Bulldogs edged the visiting Cherokee Braves softball squad by a count of 1-0 in Wednesday's league challenge.

Next, the Bulldogs play the Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC) in a Smoky Mountain 1A challenge, on Thursday, May 1. Murphy will attempt to upgrade on its 13-7 season record. The Yellowjackets enter the challenge with a 1-13 record after their 9-3 league loss to Murphy (Murphy, NC).

The Braves (5-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC). The Black Knights enter the Smoky Mountain 1A challenge with a 15-3 record. In their last challenge, Robbinsville edged Cherokee (Cherokee, NC), 10-0, in a league challenge.

Cherokee @ Murphy Softball Game Info

Wed., Apr. 30, 2025 @ 6p

The Murphy (NC) varsity softball team won by forfeit in Wednesday's home conference game against Cherokee (NC).

Rankings & Records

Cherokee (24-25)

NC	Class
205	13

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
7-9	4-8	3-4	4-5	.438	.333	102	98

Murphy (24-25)

NC	Class
106	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
16-8	8-4	10-2	6-6	.667	.667	153	82

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Cherokee	1.4	.9	1.6	.5	1.3	.6	1.0	-	-	-	6.4	6.1	1.1
Murphy	1.8	1.1	.3	1.0	.7	1.7	.9	0	0	3.0	6.4	8.6	1.7

Head-to-Head

Murphy won on 3/24/2025

3/24 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Cherokee 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
Murphy 3 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 1

The Cherokee (NC) varsity softball team lost Monday's away conference game against Murphy (NC) by a score of 5-2.
Box score
Murphy won on 4/30/2025

4/30 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E F

Cherokee - - - - - - - 0 - - ✓
Murphy - - - - - - - 1 - -

The Cherokee (NC) varsity softball team lost by forfeit in Wednesday's away conference game against Murphy (NC).
Box score

3/24 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cherokee	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0
Murphy	3	0	0	2	0	0	-	5	8	1

Team Stat Comparison

Cherokee		Murphy
-	Batting Average	.296
-	On Base Percentage	.369
-	Slugging Percentage	.448
-	Fielding Percentage	.914
-	Win Loss Percentage	1.000

Team Leaders

Cherokee		Murphy	National Avg.
-	Batting Average	#11 Paisley Johnson.429	.287
-	On Base Percentage	#11 Paisley Johnson.506	.406
-	Slugging Percentage	#11 Paisley Johnson.657	.393
-	Fielding Percentage	#21 Morgan Oliver1.000	.829
-	Win Loss Percentage	#11 Paisley Johnson1.000	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Cherokee	4-6		Murphy	6-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/25/25	Andrews	Cherokee	(W) 6-1	4/15/25	Murphy	Andrews	(W) 25-5
3/28/25	Cherokee	Andrews	(W) 14-1	4/17/25	Andrews	Murphy	(W) 19-0
4/1/25	Cherokee	Hiwassee Dam	(L) 16-1	4/24/25	Hiwassee Dam	Murphy	(W) 3-2
4/3/25	Hiwassee Dam	Cherokee	(L) 4-0	4/28/25	Murphy	Hiwassee Dam	(L) 1-0
4/8/25	Hayesville	Cherokee	(W) 19-2	4/29/25	Murphy	Hayesville	(W) 9-3
4/21/25	Cherokee	Hayesville	(W) 12-1	5/1/25	Hayesville	Murphy	(W) 8-0
4/25/25	Swain County	Cherokee	(L) 15-1	3/18/25	Swain County	Murphy	(L) 6-2
4/25/25	Swain County	Cherokee	(L) 10-5	3/21/25	Murphy	Swain County	(L) 2-0
4/29/25	Cherokee	Robbinsville	(L) 10-0	4/1/25	Robbinsville	Murphy	(W) 10-5
5/1/25	Robbinsville	Cherokee	(L) 12-1	4/4/25	Murphy	Robbinsville	(L) 5-4

Record Breakdown

Cherokee (24-25)		Murphy (24-25)
7-9	Overall	16-8
4-8	League	8-4
1-0	Non-League	5-3
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
4-6	Common Opponent	6-4
3-4	Home	10-2
4-5	Away	6-6
0-0	Neutral	0-0
2-1	Playoff	3-1
7-9	In-State	13-8
0-0	Out-of-State	3-0