Region II-3A quarterfinal: Leopards blank Athens, advance in quarterfinal series

Zach Fowler started the game with a single to right, and he scored when Will Middlebrooks stroked a 3-2 offering down the right-field line for his 19th double of the season to give Liberty-Eylau a 1-0 lead.

That would be the only run the Leopards would need to sweep their Region II-3A quarterfinal baseball series, beating Athens in six innings, 10-0.

L-E (26-5) would go on to bang out 15 hits against two Hornet pitchers at the Northeast Texas Commun...