The Aledo Bearcats are heading back to the state championship after beating McKinney North 2-0 in the state semifinal series last week at Dallas Baptist University.
The Bearcats won the first game by run-rule 12-2 after five innings on May 28, but Game 2 went down to the wire, thanks to a seventh-inning grand slam from Lucas Nawrocki, Aledo won the closeout game 7-6 on May 29 to win the series.
The Bearcats came into the series as favorites, but the Bulldogs came in with a lot of belief after beating a highly touted Melissa team in their regional title series in three games…