Playoff seeding on line for Cy Ranch, Cy Woods

Not only is the district series on the line, but second place is up for grabs, or at least part of it, when Cy Ranch and Cy Woods meet for the second time in 17-5A play.

Cy Ranch recorded a 6-3 home win over Cy Woods in the first meeting, so the Lady Wildcats want to avoid being swept at all costs, and the resulting tiebreaker it would give the Lady Mustangs.

ABOUT THE GAME

• Matchup: Cy Ranch at Cy Woods

• When: 6 p.m. Friday, April 8

• Where: Cy Woods High School

• What's at stake: Second place and a possible playoff tiebreaker down the road

• Cy Ranch players to watch: P Nicole Wilganowski, Shelby Hobelman, Kara LeLeux, Kaitlyn Friedel, Lynsey Patterson, Lauren Montgomery, Krystle Schae-Vela, Julia Wilson, Autumn Holloway, Margeaux Petrash

• Cy Woods players to watch: SS Megan O'Keane, 3B Hannah Doggett, CF Desiree Garcia, P Morgan Truitt, C Kristen Anglin, 1B Taylor Burton, 2B Holly Young, OF-IN Mandy Hawkins

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Cy Ranch: Four runs in the third inning, and two more in the fifth, carried the Lady Mustangs to the 6-3 home victory against Cy Woods on March 4. Montgomery went 4-for-4 with a double, and LeLeux and Schae-Vela added two hits apiece. Wilganowski went all seven innings for the victory and finished with eight strikeouts and two walks ... Cy Ranch's 9-2 district start included wins over Langham Creek 9-6 and Cy Ridge 18-3 last week. Montgomery hit two home runs and drove in three while going 3-for-4, and Petrash, Wilson and Holloway had two hits each against Langham Creek ... After visiting Cy Woods, the Lady Mustangs play at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Cy Creek. Cy Ranch downed Cy Creek 6-3 in the first round.

• Cy Woods: The Lady Wildcats had an 8-3 district start with wins against Cy Falls 3-2 and 14-0, Cy Creek 7-6, Cy Springs (score not available), Langham Creek 17-0, Cy Lakes 3-2, Cy Ridge 17-0 and Jersey Village 8-6, and losses to Cy Ranch, Cy-Fair 10-0 and Jersey Village 7-4 ... Hawkins had a 3-for-3 evening and scored two runs in the win that gave Cy Creek a district split with Jersey Village last week ... Cy Woods hosts Cy Springs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12.