For a three-pitch stretch early in its Friday afternoon game against Lubbock High, Cooper appeared ready to unravel — inching closer to its first district loss almost immediately after being named the No. 5 Class 5A team in the most recent THSBCA poll.
Starting pitcher Logan Patterson let three consecutive errant pitches go while Lubbock High had the bases loaded in the second inning, a stretch of play that gave the Westerners the lead.