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There is a tie for the final softball playoff spot in District 8-5A.
Cleburne and Mansfield Timberview both finished 7-7, thanks to the Lady Jackets’ 17-7 win over Arlington Seguin and Timberview’s 15-0 loss to Burleson Centennial this past Friday.
The two teams will play a tiebreaker to determine who advances to the playoffs. They meet today in Alvarado.
Cleburne rallied from two games down in the district standings, winning its final five games to force the extra game. The Lady Jackets are 15-18 overall.
Jackets baseball controls its postseason destiny. A win in one of its final two games against last-place Arlington Seguin this week will send Cleburne back to the playoffs.
Last week, Cleburne swept Mansfield Summit, 12-0 and 5-4, to improve to 20-7 overall and 7-5 in District 8-5A. The Jackets have won seven straight games, including a 10-0 non-district victory over Dallas Carter on April 11.
At the area track meet in Joshua last week, Cleburne’s regional qualifiers included Nico Flores in the 800 meters, Braydon Deskins in the 1,600 meters, CJ Kensley in the high jump and Giselle Aguilar in the girls 400 meters.