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Houdek, DeLaGarza pitch Eagles to 7-3, 19-2 wins

Ennis senior point guard, Aniyha Hereford, seated between her parents, Nick Hereford and Felicia Smith, signed a full scholarship this week with Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa.

No. 4 Lake Belton wins 1-0, allows just one-hit

Head Coaches between North Dallas (15-8) and Ferris (13-12-2) decided on a one-game playoff instead of best-of-three. The teams were set to meet in Crandall on Friday.

Fresh from two satisfying wins in the final week of the regular season, 12-2 and 5-2 over rival Scurry-Rosser, propelled Palmer (12-13-1) to finish third. The Lady Bulldogs, with HC Amanda Wilds at the command, went 5-1 over the last three weeks to finish third in District 18-3A behind No. 6 Grandview (24-3) and No. 11 Blooming Grove (23-4).

Perennial playoff contenders, Italy (14-9), was stunned in the first round on Thursday, 21-13, by lowly Dawson (8-19), in Corsicana. The Lady Gladiators, averaging 14.7 runs per game, came out flat.

Beat Corsicana on Friday, Ennis in play-in game Saturday

Bomb Squad

On the strength of a, 11-1 demolition of Corsicana (8-14-1) on Thursday night, Ennis punched their ticket for a first round berth in the playoffs next weekend. Now 18-9 overall and 8-6 in District 15-5A, the Lady Lions will have a tall order in a Bestof- Three series against No. 4 ranked Lake Belton.

Led by HC Natalie Keeton, Ferris (13-2-2) rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh on Thursday to scalp Alvarado, 4-2. Junior Madeline Welling (.321, 25 RBI) knocked in two of the runs as the Yellowjackets ended the season third place by going 4-3 down the stretch.