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East Rowan beats Rocky Mount, game three up at 5 p.m.
1 p.m. East Rowan jumped out to an early lead Saturday morning against Rocky Mount High, then held on late for a 6-2 win in the second game of the NCHSAA 3-A state championship series at Five County Stadium in Zebulon. That means the teams will play game three, winner takes all and everything in between, at 5 p.m. today.
With that in mind, take a look at the breakdown of state championship series since the format switched from one game to a best-of-three series in all classes in 1966.
In the 4-A classification, the team that picked up a win in game one turned in a sweep in 20 of 39 series (.513), and won 15 of the 19 remaining series (.789) in three games. Four teams (.103) have come back from a 1-0 hole to win games two and three.
In 3-A, the game one winner rolled to a sweep in 26 of 40 series (.650), and won eight of the 14 remaining series (.571). Six teams rallied from 1-0 deficits (.150).
In 2-A, the game one winner swept 26 of 41 series (.634), and won seven of the 15 remaining series (.467). Eight teams came back from early holes to win the crown (.195).
And in 1-A, the game one winner swept 24 of 41 series (.584), and won seven of the remaining 17 series (.412). Ten teams rallied to win games two and three (.244).
Add up those numbers, and teams that won game one swept 96 of 161 series (.596), and won 37 of the 65 remaining series (.569). There have been 28 come-from behind rallies (.174).
All of which means, well, the odds remain in favor of the Gryphons, but not nearly as much as they were Friday night. Only six teams have ever rallied to win games two and three in the 3-A classification in 42 years. Will the East Rowan Mustangs be the seventh? Or will the Gryphons hang on for their fifth state crown in school history? Check back at 5 p.m. for game three.
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