Siler City, NC – The second seeded Chatham Charter Knights varsity baseball team (17-1) won Friday’s home playoff game against the 14th seeded Chatham Central Bears (15-8) by a score of 7-4.
In an intense county rivalry game, the Chatham Charter baseball team showcased their resilience as they rallied from an early deficit to defeat Chatham Central in the second round of the 1A state playoffs. The Knights, with a strong regular season record of 15-1, found themselves trailing by three runs in the opening innings. However, they managed to turn the game around and clinch a 7-4 victory, advancing to the third round of the NCHSAA 1A baseball tournament.
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Chatham Charter improves to a 17-1 overall record this season. They will host the seventh-seeded East Wake Academy (16-4) in the third round of the 1A baseball tournament, scheduled for Tuesday. The Knights last encountered the Eagles in 2014.
Here’s how Chatham Charter stacks up against East Wake Academy for Tuesday’s game.
Team Scoring Averages
12345678RHEChatham Charter2.62.62.02.1.91.31.21.09.97.02.3East Wake Academy1.72.21.41.12.31.52.2–9.711.71.0
Chatham CharterEast Wake Academy.430Batting Average.385.507On Base Percentage.503.599Slugging Percentage.550.923Fielding Percentage.936.941Win Loss Percentage.789
Team Leaders
Chatham CharterEast Wake Academy#11 Tyner Williams .500Batting Average#18 Aaron Gardner.750#11 Tyner Williams .595On Base Percentage#13 Dylan Palmer.645#2 Aidan Allred.851Slugging Percentage#12 Jackson Brown.833#11 Tyner Williams 1.000Fielding Percentage#1 Amier Hockaday1.000#12 Garrison Clark1.000Win Loss Percentage#1 Jordan Driver1.000