SAN ANTONIO – Hays High’s 2019 campaign came to a close Friday after the Rebels were swept in two games by the state-ranked San Antonio Reagan Rattlers in a best-of-3 area round series.

“Two separate ball games, but today’s story was way different from yesterday’s story,” said Hays head coach James Howard after the Game 2 loss. “Today the problem was just getting guys on base and to not come through with a clutch hit.”

After an exhilarating series ...