Texas UIL softball playoffs move to the area round with all nine of the Lone Star State's Top 50 teams still alive
No. 1 Barbers Hill leads a deep field of nationally-ranked state and national championship contenders in the Lone Star State.
Texas UIL softball playoffs move to the area round with all nine of the Lone Star State's Top 50 teams still alive originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Texas UIL softball playoffs are off and running, and many of the best-of-three bi-district series are in the books.
The nation's No. 1-ranked team in MaxPreps – the Barbers Hill [Mt. Belvieu] Eagles – are one of the teams that has already clinched a spot in the Area playoffs this coming weekend by virtue of a two-games-to-none series win over the Angleton Wildcats.
The Eagles are now set to take on the Cougars this coming weekend in the UIL Class 5A Division I playoffs. On the opposite side of that bracket, the No. 5 Melissa Cardinals also advanced by virtue of a two-game series sweep over the Texas High [Texarkana] Tigers.
Next up on the Cardinals' agenda is a weekend date with the Reedy [Frisco] Lions, a 2-0 winner over the Frisco Raccoons. WATCH: TEXAS UIL SOFTBALL ON THE NFHS NETWORK Both Barbers Hill and Melissa remain in the chase for at least a share of the national championship along with the No. 4 Lake Creek [Montgomery] Lions – a 2-0 winner over West Fork.