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TOTHEPLATE— Kilgore High School junior Casey Whitmer hurls a pitch to the plate against the Brenham Cubs Thursday night. The Cubs won the first game of the best-of-three-game series. KHS now faces elimination for the first time in this postseason. The Bulldogs (27-6) must win Game 2 on Saturday (3 p.m. at Woodville) to force a Game 3, which would immediately follow Game 2.