The Lubbock Westerners baseball team (Lubbock, TX), was overwhelmed 8-3 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders (El Paso, TX)

The Leaders now hold a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Riverside for a non-league outing on Friday, February 23. El Paso Leadership Academy East will confront a Rangers team coming off a 4-3 non-league win over El Dorado (El Paso, TX). The Rangers record now stands at 2-0.

Next, the Westerners confront the Socorro Bulldogs (El Paso, TX) in a non-league outing, on Friday, February 23. Lubbock will attempt to advance on its 1-1 season record. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a 1-1 record after their 8-4 non-league loss to Rio Rancho (Rio Rancho, NM).