Baseball Recap: Alexander's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

After a string of three wins, Alexander's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 9-5 to the New Manchester Jaguar. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Jaguar earlier this season, when they won 6-1.

Brayden Mathis

Earned Runs

03/07/25 vs Harrison	3
03/14/25 @ Lithia Springs	1

Alexander got a good showing from Brayden Mathis, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The Cougars are 4-2 when Mathis allows three or fewer earned runs, but 7-14 otherwise.

At the plate, Jon Bemus made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Alexander's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for New Manchester, they moved to 7-15 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Alexander and New Manchester could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 171st) will meet Troup County (ranked 32nd) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, New Manchester will square off against McEachern at 5:55 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (326 vs. 84).