China Spring and Bullard squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but China Spring had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.

Cougars
| 05/14/26 vs Bullard | 1-2 |
| 05/09/26 vs Almeta Crawford | 11-1 |
| 05/09/26 vs Almeta Crawford | 11-1 |
| 05/02/26 vs Lampasas | 6-0 |
| 05/01/26 vs Lampasas | 2-1 |
The defeat snapped China Spring's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 24-11 record. As for Bullard, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
While China Spring had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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