The Morton Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Borden County Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morton never got on the board in their matchup last Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against O'Donnell last Friday. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the Eagles.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Borden County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past O'Donnell 10-2.
Brandt Cox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Cox was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Rhett Kingston and Tucker Nesbit did most of the damage at the plate: Kingston scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Nesbit scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Kingston is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hagan Gordon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Morton's record is now 5-3. As for Borden County, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
Morton suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Borden County when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gordon, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Now that Morton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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