North Davidson had lost five straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 1-4 to make it six. They fell 5-1 to the Alexander Central Cougars. If the Black Knights were looking for revenge after losing 10-6 to the Cougars when the teams met back in March of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Alexander Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games.
For Alexander Central's part, they got a great performance from Carter Bowman as he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bowman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Alexander Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Chapman-Mays, who went 3-for-4 with one run. Another was Kade Church, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
While North Davidson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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