Valley Mills punches ticket to state title game, China Spring and Abbott come up short
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Published: Jun. 8, 2022 at 8:04 PM CDT
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KWTX) - The Valley Mills Eagles are headed to the state title game!
Valley Mills defeated New Home 4-3 in the Class 2A semifinals to earn a spot in the championship game.
The Eagles scored three runs in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead, but New Home had tied things up by the middle of the sixth.
In the bottom of the sixth, Kaleb Kuligowski dove home to take the lead for good, 4-3.
Thomas Perez threw five strikeouts, while Cooper Ewing added two more to close out the game.
In the earlier game, Abbott fell to D’Hanis 16-0 in the 1A state tournament.
Down in Austin, China Spring fell to Argyle 2-1, ending a great season as 4A semifinalists.
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