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The East Rutherford (Forest City, NC) varsity baseball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Morehead (Eden, NC) by a score of 8-7.

This game is a part of the "2024 NCHSAA Baseball State Championship - 2A" tournament.

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Morehead-------7--
East Rutherford-------8--
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Game Story

North Carolina High School Baseball - East Rutherford nips Morehead

May 17, 2024: Eden, NC 27288

East Rutherford Cavaliers (Forest City, NC) fans exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the host Morehead Panthers (Eden, NC), 8-7 in a non-league test.

With the win, East Rutherford upgrades its record to 26-1 on the season.

With the defeat, Morehead falls to 25-3 on the season.

Rankings & Records

Morehead (23-24)

NCClass
293
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
25-312-015-19-01-2.8931.00028964

East Rutherford (23-24)

NCClass
122
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
27-312-012-110-25-0.9001.00027173

Team Scoring Averages

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Morehead
2.31.81.51.91.12.9.81.0----10.38.7.9
East Rutherford
2.11.82.4.61.61.301.00001.09.09.61.0

Team Stat Comparison

MoreheadEast Rutherford
.367Batting Average-
.527On Base Percentage-
.492Slugging Percentage-
.947Fielding Percentage-
.958Win Loss Percentage-

Team Leaders

MoreheadEast RutherfordNational Avg.
#8 Anderson Nance.461Batting Average
-
.239
#9 Ben Wade.667On Base Percentage
-
.377
#23 Tanner Rippey.750Slugging Percentage
-
.299
#23 Tanner Rippey1.000Fielding Percentage
-
.862
#14 Cooper Hines1.000Win Loss Percentage
-
.535

Record Breakdown

Morehead (23-24)

East Rutherford (23-24)

25-3
Overall
27-3
13-1
League
12-0
6-1
Non-League
8-1
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
15-1
Home
12-1
9-0
Away
10-2
1-2
Neutral
5-0
3-1
Playoff
5-2
21-3
In-State
24-3
4-0
Out-of-State
3-0