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Big Night For Alexander Central Athletics

March 18, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Varsity Softball

Alexander Central 9 Ashe County 2

Taylorsville: Alexander Central scored 6 runs late to pull away from Ashe County in the Northwestern Conference opener Tuesday night at Central Park. The duo of Kyla Hamby and Kensley Davis combined for 5 hits and 6 runs scored. Both homered with Hamby going 3 of 3. The Lady Cougars, suffering some recent lapses on defense went without an error. Laney Wike on her 18th birthday got the win in the circle. AC is 7-1 and 1-0 in conference.

Ashe County…3 runs…6 hits…3 errors
Alex Central…6 runs…8 hits…0 errors

JV Softball

Ashe County 5 Alexander Central 4

Varsity Baseball

Alexander Central 10 Ashe County 5

Taylorsville: The Cougars exploded for 7 runs in the 5th inning to win. Carter Bowman got the win going 5 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. Freshman Gunnar Johnson drove-in 4 runs for ACHS. Maddix Reese had 2 runs batted-in. The Cougars open league play with a win and improve to 5-4 overall.

Ashe County…5 runs…5 hits…3 errors
Alex Central..10 runs…8 hits…4 errors

JV Baseball

Alexander Central 15 Ashe County 0

Women’s Soccer

Alexander Central 10 North Wilkes 1

Men’s Tennis

Alexander Central 5 Ashe County 4

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