After flying high against Munday last Monday, Westbrook came back down to earth. The Westbrook Wildcats wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Borden County Coyotes on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Westbrook in their matchups with Borden County: they've now lost four in a row.
Westbrook saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Salazar, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Borden County's side, Jett Napper was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Napper was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandt Cox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Westbrook's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Borden County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westbrook will square off against Ira at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Borden County, they will head out on the road to face off against Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Borden County is facing Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy at the right time seeing as Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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