Brooke Point 4, Mountain View 3

No panic in pressure-tested Hawks at the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. Here are some excerpts:

...in the bottom of the sixth inning yesterday, they found themselves on
the short end of a 2-1 score against the Wildcats and facing an early exit from
the tournament, as well as an end to their season.

But there's no panic on this team--not this year, just a lot of
confidence.

With third baseman J.J. McDaniel lighting the spark with his sixth home run
of the year, Brooke Point scored three runs in its final at-bat and then hung on
for an exciting 4-3 victory.

The win earned the second-seeded Black-Hawks (12-9) their second straight
appearance in the district's championship game.

Brooke Point will host Riverbend, a 6-5 winner over top-seeded North
Stafford, for the district title tomorrow. The winner of that game will get a
berth in the Northwest Region playoffs next week, along with the
Wolverines...

Paced by McDaniel's power hitting and some solid pitching, the Black-Hawks
had rolled through two games last week, including an 11-1 pounding of the
Wildcats in their final regular season game...

(Evan) Houde (6-3) gave the Black-Hawks an early lift with his steady
pitching. He struck out five and scattered six hits as Brooke Point grabbed a
1-0 lead in the first, and then saw the Wildcats rally for a 2-1 advantage in
the middle frames...

His (McDaniel) home run did wonders for the Black-Hawks' confidence. Chris
Denno walked and Gary Pisall doubled to left. With two outs, No. 9 hitter Connor
O'Hara's line drive to center then scored both runners...