The Borden County Coyotes are returning to the Class 1A baseball playoffs for the fifth year in a row.
It was not easy to get there, however, as they had to get past one of the toughest pitchers in the region on Monday.
A playoff seeding game at Hermleigh became necessary after Borden County and Rotan each finished the regular league race at 5-3.
Both schools called on their mound aces in Monday’s showdown. BC went to its all-everything athlete Zane Allen, while Rotan went with Cole Van Poppel, one of the best arms in the region.
The Coyotes had just enough, defeating Van ...