COLONY — Don’t let records fool you.
When Crest High’s Lancers qualified for the Class 2-1A State Baseball Tournament, their 22-1 record assured the squad of a lofty seed. Sure enough, Crest is the third seed when action picks up Thursday at Great Bend.
Meanwhile, their first-round opponent in Spearville enters the state tournament with a seemingly pedestrian 12-9 record as the sixth seed.
But looks can be deceiving.
Spearville, which won a state baseball title in Class 2-1A in 2018, comes in having won eight of its last nine games after starting the year with a 4-8 record.