For eight innings Tuesday, the Hays Rebels and Lake Travis Cavaliers stared each other down in a scoreless pitching duel.

But a leadoff solo home run in the ninth inning gave Lake Travis the momentum to roll away with a 4-1 win to open the best-of-3 series.

Lake Travis, which struggled to find consistency against Rebel pitching, broke the stalemate by pounding out four runs on four hits in the ninth frame. Cavalier Hunter Salinas opened with a solo home run to right center field that gave Lake Tra...