Heartbreaking Loss Ends Season

We had our 2nd state tournament game 2 1/2 hours later in Springdale. It was against Southside, the 2 seed from the 7A West. We had won one and lost one against them earlier in the season. We scored a run in the first. Spanky reached on a error by their shortstop and scared us all when he ran to second. Their shortstop wasn't paying attention and he took advantage of it. Collin went in and ran for Spanky and Payton hit a single that got Collin home. After that it was a pitcher's duel. Zac pitched for us (struck out 8 Rebles!) and kept Southside from scoring until the 6th. They scored a run they should not have gotten in the 6th. They hit into a perfect double play but the runner going into second ran into Matt. Coach K argued for interference to no avail. So, it was tied 1-1 after 6. We played into the 9th still tied and got 2 outs before Southside scored a run to win. We were all sick but very very proud of the way they played and coached! Southside beat Cabot on Tuesday to advance to the championship game. How close we were. Can't wait 'til next season!