The Borden County Coyotes had Class 2A Sundown on the ropes Friday evening in Hockley County but in the end it was missed opportunities which came back to haunt the Coyotes as the Roughnecks rallied to capture a 9-5 District 4-2A victory.
Scoring two runs in the top half of the first inning and then one each in the third and fourth innings, the Coyotes jumped out to an early 4-1 lead.
After scoring one run in the bottom half of the fourth, the Roughnecks erupted for seven runs in the bottom half of the fifth to grab the four-run victory.
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