Baseball Recap: Bowie Bulldogs vs. Westlake Chaparrals
Bowie fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Westlake on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Westlake Chaparrals by a score of 2-1. Bowie's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cole Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Bowie saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Gonzales, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Bowie's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Westlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11-1 record this season.
Bowie will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lake Travis at 7:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bowie: 2, Lake Travis: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Westlake, they will head out on the road to challenge Akins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westlake is facing Akins at the right time seeing as Akins is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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