Lady Dragons Wins, Advance to Region Semis

JUSTIN – The Carroll Lady Dragons faced a familiar foe in the Class 5A Region I quarterfinals Tuesday.

Carroll met district-mate Timber Creek for the third time this season and it produced the closest battle of all. The Lady Dragons scored in the final 11 minutes to produce 1-0 victory to advance at Northwest ISD Stadium. Allie Luna provided the game-winning score with 10:44 left in the game on the assist from Natasha Santamaria. The Lady Dragons improved to 22-1-1.

Carroll will face Coppell at noon Friday in the Class 5A Region I tournament at Northwest ISD Stadium. The UIL moved the region tournament from Midland to Northwest due to all four teams remaining were from the DFW area. The other region semifinal includes Hebron vs. Keller. The Region I title game will be held at noon Saturday.

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