Benbrook stifled Hillcrest’s momentum, then ended the Panthers’ season in the area round of the Class 4A Region II playoffs.
The Bobcats swept the best-of-three series by scores of 4-1 on Friday and 9-2 on Saturday. Ryan Berman had three hits in Game 1, and Ryan Prager tallied 10 strikeouts in Game 2.
The Panthers (16-15) advanced to the second round after upsetting Celina in a bi-district series earlier this month.
