The Lubbock Westerners will head out to face off against the Caprock Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lubbock has nine straight wins, Caprock has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Lubbock didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-27), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty 6-4. That's two games straight that the Westerners have won by exactly two runs.
Ivan McGwier
| 03/07/25 vs Liberty | 4 |
| 03/06/25 vs El Dorado | 3 |
| 03/06/25 vs Shallowater | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Marion | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs SA Roosevelt | 1 |
Ivan McGwier made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs off 11 hits. McGwier was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, Toby Flores was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Isaac Trevino was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Caprock's offense. They came up short against Canyon on Friday, falling 17-0.
Lubbock pushed their record up to 9-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Caprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Lubbock's way against Caprock in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, as Lubbock made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lubbock since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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