Lady Falcons sweep area-round playoffs, back-to-back Area Champions

Lady Falcons sweep area-round playoffs, back-to-back Area Champions

FORNEY, Texas โ€” The North Forney High School softball team swept their best-of-three game series against The Colony to become back-to-back Area Champions on Saturday.

FORNEY, Texas โ€” The North Forney High School softball team swept their best-of-three game series against The Colony to become back-to-back Area Champions on Saturday.

The Lady Falcons will now advance to the Regional Quarterfinals to face-off against fellow District 12-5A opponent Rockwall-Heath High School.

Game 1 is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Plano East High School at 7 p.m., game 2 is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2015, at Plano East High School at 7 p.m., and, if necessary, game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at noon at Plano East High School.

The Lady Falcons advanced to the Regional Quarterfinals after sweeping The Colony in two games of a best-of-three series 8-5 and 3-1.

โ€œThe Lady Falcons weathered much adversity this weekend between game reschedules, STAAR testing, lightning delays, late nights and early mornings,โ€ stated Assistant Head Coach Brittany Lee on the districtโ€™s website. โ€œIn their resilient fashion, the Lady Falcons battled through all adversity, remained mentally tough and beat The Colony in 2 games to retain the back-to-back Area Championship Title!โ€