After flying high against Freedom last Saturday, Alexander Central came back down to earth. The Alexander Central Cougars fell just short of the Ashe County Huskies by a score of 6-5 on Monday. Alexander Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ashe County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Alexander Central got a good showing from Carter Bowman, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Tyler Kerley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan (Bubba) Pope, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Alexander Central now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Ashe County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Alexander Central will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Watauga at 6:30 p.m. Alexander Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Watauga's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ashe County, they will be playing at home against Hibriten at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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