The Alexander Central Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the South Caldwell Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Alexander Central: 3.8, South Caldwell: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Alexander Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Watauga on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Alexander Central has lost by just one run.
Alexander Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan (Bubba) Pope, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell entered their tilt with Freedom with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 16-6 win on Tuesday. South Caldwell might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by nine runs or more this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Alexander Central and nudges their season record down to 8-10. As for South Caldwell, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Alexander Central came up short against South Caldwell when the teams last played back in March, falling 3-0. Can Alexander Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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