Paulding County is 1-9 against Alexander since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Paulding County Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Alexander Cougars at 5:55 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Paulding County came up short against Newnan and fell 13-10. Paulding County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Alexander, as they earned their first road win of the season. They blew past Langston Hughes 15-4.
Alexander got a great performance from Jayden Whittlessey as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Terrance Bowen was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Joshua Sellers, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Paulding County's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Alexander, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
Paulding County might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Alexander in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Paulding County, Kole Orshoski (who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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