With a playoff game on the line, Nazareth rose to the challenge on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Borden County Coyotes 6-4. The victory was nothing new for Nazareth as they're now sitting on four straight.
For Borden County's part, Hagan Gordon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Gordon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandt Cox, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Nazareth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Borden County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Nazareth is on the road again on Saturday to play Morton. The last three games Nazareth has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Borden County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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