Alexander has won ten straight games at home, while Central has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Cougars will welcome the Lions at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Alexander 2.2, Central 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Alexander is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Harrison just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hoyas by a score of 2-1. The Cougars were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior), but the Hoyas' pitcher proved too tough.
Alexander saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erin Vineyard, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Central faced Northside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Lions blew past the Patriots 7-1. Considering the Lions have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Central's victory bumped their record up to 21-8. As for Alexander, their loss dropped their record down to 24-3.
Alexander beat Central 4-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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