Ethan Benfield

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

HENRIETTA — After snapping a seven-game losing streak with a win on the road against Patton on April 8, CHASE was able to complete the sweep of the Panthers with a 4-3 home victory Friday night, thanks to a dominant pitching performance and a clutch two-out hit in the seventh inning for the walk-off win. The Trojans took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a Nathan Thomas RBI single and a bases-loaded walk.

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

BOSTIC — East Rutherford is now 14-0 on the season after beating Chesnee, the top team in South Carolina’s 2A region one. The Cavaliers beat the Eagles 10-3 on Wednesday night, in which several underclassmen got a chance to come in late and get playing time ahead of the team’s lengthy road trip. The game, originally scheduled for Monday night, was moved to Wednesday night after heavy rain swept through the area, canceling several athletic events on Monday.

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

RUTHERFORDTON — CHASE, East Rutherford and R-S Central’s track and field teams competed in the Rutherford County Championship Tuesday at R-S Central. For CHASE, Jaden Horton won the boys’ 800-meter run, Adrian Fox won the boys’ 1600 and 3200-meter runs, and John Rogers won the boys’ long jump. For the East Rutherford boys’ team, Jaylen Hinton, who was named the boys’ Most Valuable Athlete of the meet, won the 100-meter dash.

2 weeks ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

BOSTIC — The undefeated Shelby Lions came into the Jungle Tuesday night for a non-conference match with the East Rutherford Lady Cavaliers. The Cavs defense held the Lions to two goals but could not find offensive momentum, dropping the contest 2-0. Shelby took control of possession early, taking three shots in the first six minutes, two of which were off target, with one shot on goal from senior Stella Martin being saved by East Rutherford’s sophomore goalkeeper Riley Adkins.

2 weeks ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

BOSTIC — The East Rutherford Cavaliers defeated the CHASE Trojans 9-1 on the diamond Friday night to stay undefeated and on top of the conference and complete the regular season sweep of Rutherford County. The Cavs are now 4-0 on the year over local rivals CHASE and R-S Central. One big inning was enough for the Cavaliers offense; eight of their nine runs in the game were scored in the bottom of the first. Preston Henson started the inning with a leadoff walk and later scored on a defensive error.