Baseball Game Preview: Alexander Central Cougars vs. Hickory Red Tornadoes

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Alexander Central is 8-2 against Hickory since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Cougars will face off against the Red Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Alexander Central sitting on four straight victories and Hickory on eight.

Alexander Central's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over St. Stephens. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly four runs.

Not much got past Carter Bowman, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep St. Stephens off the board.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wade Queen, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Hickory was able to grind out a solid victory over Newton-Conover on Tuesday, taking the game 7-4.

Hickory's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Alexander Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.

Alexander Central took their win against Hickory in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-2 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Red Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.