Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Borger). Everything went their way against the Presidio Blue Devils on Saturday as the Borger Bulldogs made off with an 11-4 win. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils, too.
Hector Mendez and Carlos Cardenas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mendez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cardenas tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Mendez scored a run and stole a base, while Cardenas scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Mendez also put up an RBI, which washis first of the season.
Mason Mangum
| 02/22/25 vs Presidio | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Monahans | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Randall | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs West Plains | 1 |
In other batting news, Mason Mangum was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Tony Phillips was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Borger always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
The victory got Borger back to even at 2-2. As for Presidio, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Borger will be taking part in a tournament against Lubbock Christian at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Presidio, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 loss against Midland Classical Academy on the 22nd.
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