After a string of six wins, Alexander's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against the South Paulding Spartans, falling 9-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Alexander saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in hits.
Alexander's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for South Paulding, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-6.
Alexander will venture away from home to challenge East Coweta at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (East Coweta has won 11 straight at home, while Alexander won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for South Paulding, they will face off against Carrollton at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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