Facing off with crosstown rival Abilene High in a winner-take-all Game 3 with a trip to the Region I-5A semifinals on the line, the Wylie baseball team wasted no time taking control Saturday, using a six-run first inning to build a lead it would never relinquish in a 14-4 win at McMurry University’s Walt Driggers Field.

The Bulldogs followed the big first inning with two more runs in the second to increase their early lead to 8-0, before relying on a wild — but effective — pitching performance to take the win home.

The Wylie trio of Tye Briscoe, Garrett Salada and Collin Bruning combined to no-hit the Eagles, pitching around 10 walks and two hit batters to keep AHS from ever clawing its way back into the game.