Baseball Recap: Cheraw Falls Short of East Clarendon in the Playoffs

Braves

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 vs East Clarendon	3-4
05/06/25 vs Hampton County	18-3
04/30/25 vs Gray Collegiate Academy	5-3
04/28/25 @ Darlington	12-1
04/22/25 vs North Central	16-2

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Cheraw couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the East Clarendon Wolverines by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Braves' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Cheraw saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terrence Blackmon, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Cheraw's defeat dropped their record down to 22-4. As for East Clarendon, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 22-6.

Looking ahead, Cheraw will challenge Woodland at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Wolverines have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.68 runs per game on average), something the Braves will no doubt try to take advantage of. East Clarendon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.