The Alexander Central Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Palisades Pumas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexander Central is coming into the match hot, having won their last 19 games.
Alexander Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Freedom last Thursday. The Cougars' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Palisades was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They came up short against Ardrey Kell, falling 19-2. The Pumas have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Palisades saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Goodrich, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Alexander Central pushed their record up to 22-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Palisades, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
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