Baseball Preview: Alexander Central Cougars vs. Charlotte Catholic Cougars
The Alexander Central Cougars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alexander Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Marvin Ridge. That's two games straight that Alexander Central has won by exactly three runs.
Grayson Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexander Central saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Chapman-Mays, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Chargers a 5-0 shutout.
Jack Hedrick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Hucko, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was John Hucko, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Alexander Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Charlotte Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
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