The Wylie lineup gave senior ace Brooks Gay three runs in the first inning and tacked on at least one run in four of the next five frames to fuel the Bulldogs to a 9-2 win over Lubbock Monterey on Friday at Bulldog Field.

Staked to a 4-0 lead after three, Gay allowed his only runs in the fourth and sixth innings and his teammates continued to provide run support, following one-run frames in the third and fourth innings with two runs in the fifth and sixth to pull away for a comfortable victory.

The win improved Wylie to 13-3 overall and 6-1 in District 4-5A play, keeping the Bulldogs within a game of league leader Lubbock Cooper, which defeated Abilene Cooper 11-1 on Friday in Abilene.