BANGS – The Bangs Dragons will carry a five-game win streak into Tuesday’s baseball regular season finale at Cisco after a 3-1 home victory over the Loboes this past Thursday.

The playoff-bound Dragons (9-10-1, 6-3) grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and tacked on an insurance run in the sixth before Cisco tallied its lone run in the top of the seventh inning.

Trapper Estess hurled a two-hitter for Bangs, striking out 10 and walking one. The Dragon defense committed just one error behind him.

Offensively for Bangs, Connor Bible and Jaxon Duncan led the eight-hit attack with two apiece. Rex Guerrero, Kason Klutts, Jackson Edminsten and Brennan Mendieta also chipped in hits. Duncan was also credited with the lone RBI of the contest.

Bangs visit Cisco at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the final game before postseason play begins.

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Millsap 4, Early Longhorns 1

EARLY – The Early Longhorns suffered their sixth straight District 8-3A baseball loss Friday, falling to 3-9 in league play and 8-17 on the season with a 4-1 setback to Millsap.

Millsap scored twice in the first inning and opened a 3-0 lead in the fourth, as Early notched its only run in the bottom of the inning. The Bulldogs added another insurance run in the top of the seventh.

The Longhorns recorded just two hits – one by Brayden Moya and one by Brennan Rasor. Skyden Stoddard tallied the lone RBI.

On the mound, Eli Pallette went the distance and allowed two earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and three walks. The Early defense committed one error behind him.

The Longhorns host Peaster at 5 p.m. Tuesday and visit the Greyhounds at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Other Scores

Abilene Wylie JV 7, Coleman Bluecats 3

Cisco 8, Coleman Bluekatts 5