One game separated the state champion Southlake Carroll Dragons baseball team from another lease on life for their three-peat hopes and the agony of going home wondering what could’ve been.
Fortunately for the Dragons, their quest for a third consecutive 6A crown continues with a resounding 11-1 win over Odessa Permian in Game 3 of the Class 6A best-of-three series between the programs at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field.
“Carroll closes out the series in five innings over Permian winning 11-1,” the team’s Twitter account tweeted on May 23.
The Dragons’ title defense was derailed last year after the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out their season, so 2021 for Carroll means essentially trying to wrap up unfinished business.
Carroll squares off with Flower Mound Marcus in the regional semifinals.