GREAT BEND — Crest High’s Lancers will have to wait another day for their date with destiny.
Crest saw its state title bid slip away Friday, with a 10-8 loss to Little River in the Class 2-1A State Semifinals.
The loss was the first of the season for Crest (24-1), which later played Valley Falls in the third-place game. The crest-fallen Lancers fell behind early and could never recover in that one, dropping a 16-6 decision to end the year at 24-2.
Crest led Little River 6-1 at one point, but the Redskins rallied to score five in the top of the fifth to tie the score.
Crest broke the tie with a run in the bottom of the fifth, but another Little River run knotted the score at 7-7 in the sixth.
The Redskins plated three in the top of the eighth to take a 10-7 win. The Lancers rallied to score once more in the bottom of the eighth, but came up short.
