Hereford is 8-0-1 against Borger since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hereford Whitefaces will be playing in front of their home fans against the Borger Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Hereford and eight for Borger.
On Tuesday, Hereford came up short against Perryton and fell 10-5. That's two games in a row now that Hereford has lost by exactly five runs.
Marcos Acosta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was KJ Flores, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Borger also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Randall by a score of 11-7.
Lincoln Buchannan put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Buchannan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tony Philips was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Hereford's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Borger, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-20-1.
Hereford was able to grind out a solid win over Borger when the teams last played on April 2nd, winning 5-2. Will Hereford repeat their success, or does Borger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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