Baseball Game Preview: Alexander Central Cougars vs. Ashe County Huskies

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Previous Games

04/15/24 - Away	5-6 L
03/19/24 - Home	6-0 W
05/02/23 - Neutral	11-0 W
04/05/23 - Away	11-1 W
03/21/23 - Home	11-1 W
+ 2 more games

Alexander Central is 6-1 against Ashe County since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Alexander Central Cougars will welcome the Ashe County Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Alexander Central and North Davidson had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Alexander Central walked away with a 10-6 win over North Davidson on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Black Knights: they've now won three in a row.

Dillion Church tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Alexander Central got a big performance out of Gavin Bentley, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave Bentley a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddix Reese, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Alexander Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Ashe County waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Longhorns as they made off with a 30-9 win. The Huskies' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Lincoln Holdaway looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.

Ashe County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Alexander Central, the win got them back to even at 4-4.