High school baseball: Falcons hit 4 homers; Comets shut down Cougars

High school baseball: Falcons hit 4 homers; Comets shut down Cougars

Published 10:32 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Staff report

TAYLORSVILLE — Cole Blevins, Maddox Moore, Carter Durant and Carter Lefebvre homered as West Rowan’s baseball team trounced Alexander Central 10-2 on Wednesday.

It was the first loss for Alexander Central (4-1).

The Falcons (3-1) got four RBIs from Moore and three from Blevins.

Moore had three hits, with Blevins, Durant and Brody Pope getting two each.

Moore pitched into the fifth inning for the win and got relief help from Luke Ponczka and Durant.

West is home against South Piedmont Conference opponent Concord on Friday.

West     003    304   0  — 10

AC        000     200   0    — 2

W — Moore (1-0).

HR — Blevins (1), Moore (1), Lefebvre (1), C. Durant (1).

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CHINA GROVE — It was 18 up and 18 down for Carson hitters against North Stanly pitcher Charlie Shaver on Wednesday.

Jarrett Hinson pitched the seventh for the Comets and completed the perfect game.

North Stanly won 5-0.

Shaver, an Old Dominion recruit, struck out eight and worked six innings on only 59 pitches.

Kendal Sifford pitched well for the Cougars (1-2), four innings with six strikeouts, but North Stanly was able to put together a decisive top of the third with the catalyst being a runner reaching base on a swing-and-miss strikeout on a ball in the dirt. A steal and a bunt single and then another steal set the table for Shaver to bounce a two-run single through the infield.

Shaver added a run-scoring double against Carson’s bullpen.

North Stanly   002  021  0 —  5

Carson             000  000 0    — 0

L — Sifford (0-1).