82°
70º | 78°
On paper, the Class 6A regional quarterfinal between Fort Bend Ridge Point and Katy Tompkins seemingly appeared to be a cake walk for the latter.
Tompkins was the top team in 6A and nationally ranked with a loss to its name. Still, the program at Ridge Point didn't shirk from the opportunity to topple whom Panthers senior Justin Vossos called "the best," according to a VYPE Houston report published by Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.
The high school sports website reported that Ridge Point derailed the Falcons' quest for a state championship with a two-game sweep.
VYPE Houston reported that the Panthers turned an early 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win in Game 1 on Thursday (May 19) and sent Tompkins home – literally since the teams played on the Tompkins campus – with a 9-7 victory in Game 2 on Friday (May 20).
"We worked hard like we know how to do, and we believed," Vossos, who chipped in a pair of RBI in Game 2, said in the report. "We believed we could beat them. We came out and played our baseball and obviously it showed.”
Ridge Point is working to return to the state tournament for the second time in three seasons, per VYPE Houston.
Next for the Panthers (31-4) is a regional semifinal matchup against the Pearland Oilers.
To hear Ridge Point skipper Clint Welch tell it, his program is on a roll.
"They’ll have the momentum,” Welch told VYPE Houston. “They’re hungry now. That will take care of itself.”
Ridge Point bided its time while the Tompkins pitchers experienced command issues, per the report.
It was in the sixth when the Panthers came alive at the plate, eventually turning seven hits into nine runs.
Vossos told VYPE Houston that his team used the windy conditions during the game to their advantage.
“With the wind blowing out, we knew to stay compact,” the Texas A&M commit said, per the website. “Hit nice little line drives and they’ll fly. A few walks led us to good hits and good ABs, so that really helped us.”