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The Bronco baseball team took care of Ralls in the first and third games of the three-game series last week in Plainview to win the Area Championship.

The Broncos took the first game 9-2 before stumbling defensively in the second game. Ralls took the second game 12-7, but the Broncos left no doubt in the final game defeating the Jackrabbits 14-4 in six innings.

Harrison Howard was on the mound for the entire first game and had 50 strikes and 26 balls only allowing three hits and striking out three hitters.

Offensively, Lyric Smith had one double and one triple, two RBIs and one stolen base. Brock Hatley had two singles, two RBIs, and one run, while Calder Havens played solid with two singles and three stolen bases. Overall, the Broncos racked up eight stolen bases and six RBIs.

The second game was neck and neck until the Broncos struggled from the mound. Hatley pitched for seven innings and did a good job of holding Ralls at bay until Ralls’ last at bat.
He threw 107 pitches and allowed 11 hits and eight runs before fellow senior Aiden Caudle took over. Caudle allowed one hit and four runs before Tyler Harper came in as relief.

The third game on Saturday belonged to the Broncos, and they were able to dominate the Jackrabbits on both sides of the field. Overall, the team collected 11 hits, 14 runs, and grabbed 10 stolen bases. Caudle was on the mound for three innings and had some success with five strikeouts, two hits, and no runs. Howard came in for two innings in the fourth and had two strikeouts while allowing two hits and four runs, and Harper came in to close the game.

The Broncos had their bats going with Jared Musick hitting two singles for three RBIs, two runs, and three stolen bases. Wilson Ward helped with a double, three RBIs, three runs, and three stolen bases; and Easton Frausto connected with one single, two RBIs, one run, and one stolen base. Hatley added a triple and one run; and Howard doubled up, added a single, one RBI, and one run.

The Broncos will play Lockney in the Regional Quarter Finals at Amarillo High Friday at 12:00 and Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00.

The Lady Broncos defeated a good Forsan team last week 9-2 to allow them to win the Area title and continue their post-season play.

The ladies’ huge sixth inning gave them the win as they scored five runs while keeping the Lady Buffs away from home plate.

Senior Madie Smith pitched for four and two-thirds innings allowing two runs on six hits and striking out three batters. Kennadie Cummins came in for two innings to close it out allowing two hits and no runs. The team had 14 hits in the game with only one error and held the Lady Buffs to eight hits with six errors. Senior Jentrye Bellar played strong behind the plate and also stepped up to slam three singles, one RBI, two runs, and recorded the only stolen base for the Lady Broncos.

Freshman Hayden Elam had a great day with one single, one double, and one triple. She also posted one RBI and two runs. Tandie Cummins had two singles with one run, and Gracie Wilkins hit a single and a triple with one RBI and one run. K. Cummins slammed a single, double, two RBIs, and one run, while Aleyah Weatherton had a single and a run in the game. Smith had a single and Bayleigh Bruce earned one run. The Lady Broncos had 10 singles, two doubles, and two triples from the plate and added 5 RBIs and one stolen base.

Clarendon will face Floydada Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in Plainview with game two following. If needed, a third game will be played on Saturday afternoon, May 14.

The Broncos slammed West Texas High early in the first inning to earn the Bi-District Championship last week. The best two out of three games ended early as the Broncos shut them out 12-0 in the first game and won big at 11-5 in the second.

Clarendon will play Ralls on Friday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, at 1:00 p.m. in Plainview for the area title.

Brock Hatley pitched a solid three innings in the first game allowing no hits and setting eight batters down. Aiden Caudle came in for two and threw out two hitters before Tyler Harper came in to close for one inning and posted three strikeouts.

The Broncos ran through the Comanches starting strong from the first pitch. They were able to rack up six hits that scored 12 runs to take the commanding lead.

Lyric Smith hit two doubles in the game, and Calder Havens added two singles to get runners on the base. Harper and Caudle helped with one single each.

The team made short work of West Texas in the second game as well defeating them 11-5. The Broncos had 13 hits that scored the 11 runs with a big innings in the fourth and the sixth. Along with the hits and runs, the Broncos had nine RBIs and eight stolen bases.

The Comanches struck first with two runs scored while holding the Broncos scoreless until the fourth inning when they added five runs to tie the score at five all. Solid hitting and great defensive plays allowed the Broncos to score six more runs in the last two at bats while holding WT scoreless in the final innings of the game. Harrison Howard was on the mound of six innings allowing only five hits and posting 11 strikeouts. Hatley came in the game in relief and struck out three batters and only allowed one run.

Smith had a single, triple, three RBIs, two runs, and two stolen bases. Hatley also connected with a triple and a double, one RBI, and two runs scored. Caudle was solid on offense finishing with a single, double, one RBI, and one run. Howard picked up his offense with two singles, one RBI, and two runs.

In the second game, Havens had a single, an RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases while Wilson Ward hit one single and one RBI. Harper, Easton Frausto, and Jared Musick each posted on double. Jace Cottrell earned one run and stole two bases and Bradin Balogh had one run and one stolen base.