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Eagle Mountain baseball is advancing to the area round of the Class 4A Division II playoffs.
The Knights will face Lubbock Liberty in a best-of-three Region I series in Clyde. Eagle Mountain enters the matchup with a 17-12 record, while Liberty is 25-9. Game 1 is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday. No games are scheduled for Friday. The series resumes Saturday with Game 2 at 4 p.m., followed by a potential Game 3 at 7 p.m.
Last week, the Knights swept Diamond Hill-Jarvis in the opening round, winning 8-6 and 5-2. The victories marked the first playoff wins in school history after Eagle Mountain was swept in the first round a year ago.
The Lady Knights softball season came to an end in the area round of the Class 4A Division II Region II playoffs. Brock swept Eagle Mountain 2-0 and 10-0 last week. Despite the losses, the Lady Knights reached the area round for the second consecutive season as the young program prepares to move up to Class 5A in 2027.
The Eagle Mountain boys and girls track and field teams also wrapped up their seasons at the Class 4A Region I meet in Lubbock. Josslyn Bayer placed sixth in the discus.