West holds on to knock out Lumberjacks

MADISONVILLE — A couple of late-inning scoring threats came up just short for Diboll here Thursday night as the Lumberjacks fell 3-2 to the West Trojans, falling 2-0 in the Class 3A Region III Semifinals.

West starter Kade Bing had held Diboll to just one run on two hits and retired seven straight batters going into the sixth inning as the Trojans held a 3-1 lead.

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