BIG SPRING — With back-to-back nail-biters already behind them, the Stamford and Sundown softball teams will meet in a winner-take-all third game on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Lady Steer Field.

The question is, can the rubber match equal what has been displayed in the Region I-2A DII semifinals thus far: A come-from-behind 4-3 Sundown win in the opener on Thursday, followed by a 5-3 Stamford win on Friday that nearly saw Sundown pull off another late miracle. 

Game 2 put us in this position, with Stamford (25-5) knotting the series behind pitching ace Emma Follis, who went the distance for a second straight time. 

Follis limited Sundown (28-5) to three runs (none earned) on six hits, with two walks and four strikeouts. The key difference from Game 1 to Game 2 being that the Lady Bulldogs executed down the stretch defensively when it mattered most.