Baseball Game Preview: Alexander Central Cougars vs. Watauga Pioneers

Cougars

Runs

03/18/25 vs Ashe County	10
03/14/25 @ North Davidson	10
03/12/25 @ West Rowan	4
03/11/25 vs North Davidson	7
03/08/25 vs North Iredell	3
+ 4 more games

The Alexander Central Cougars will face off against the Watauga Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Alexander Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

If Alexander Central beats Watauga with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Alexander Central walked away with a 10-5 victory over Ashe County on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.

Alexander Central got a great performance from Carter Bowman as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.

At the plate, Alexander Central let Gunnar Johnson and Koa Mikeal run wild. Johnson went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Mikeal scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That triple was Johnson's first of the season. Graham Hoke was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Watauga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of South Caldwell.

Jake Blanton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base.

Alexander Central now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Watauga, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.