Hibriten is 0-8 against Alexander Central since April of 2022 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Hibriten Panthers challenge Alexander Central Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hibriten is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since April 29, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Watauga by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Alexander Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mooresville on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 2-1. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newt Rexrode was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Alexander Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Church, who went 3-for-4 with one double. Those three hits gave Church a new career-high.
Alexander Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Hibriten, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Hibriten couldn't quite finish off Alexander Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Will Hibriten have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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