Baseball: Montgomery County Matchups Headline Third Round

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — All-Montgomery County matchups headline the third-round baseball playoff slate this weekend as Conroe ISD foes and Montgomery ISD rivals clash.

The Woodlands (25-9) will play a three-game series against Grand Oaks (25-9-1) at Humble High School beginning Thursday. The pair split their district matchups this season with the Highlanders claiming the first game 14-13 on April 6 and the Grizzlies returning the favor with a 3-2 win on April 24. Grand Oaks claimed the district title, but The Woodlands finished fourth just two games back in a tightly-contested race.

In 5A, Lake Creek (24-11-1) and Montgomery (18-12-2) are set for an intra-city clash with a three-game regional quarterfinal series at Sam Houston State. Lake Creek swept the season series with 7-6 and 10-4 wins in late March and early April under 20-5A's weekly series format. The Lions tied for the district title at 14-1 and won the top-seed tiebreaker game against Kingwood Park. The Bears finished fourth in the district at 8-6.

Porter (23-13), the third seed from 20-5A, will play a three-game series against College Station (25-9-2), the third seed from 19-5A.

Following is the complete schedule.

*if necessary

Class 6A

The Woodlands (13-6A No. 4) vs. Grand Oaks (13-6A No. 1)

All games at Humble High School

Game 1: Grand Oaks 6, The Woodlands 5

Game 2: 6 p.m. Friday

Game 3*: 1 p.m. Saturday

Class 5A

Lake Creek (20-5A No. 1) vs. Montgomery (20-5A No. 4)
All games at Sam Houston State University

• Game 1: Lake Creek 6, Montgomery 3
• Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday
• Game 3*: 1 p.m. Saturday

Porter (20-5A No. 3) vs. College Station (19-5A No. 3)
All games at Navasota High School

• Game 1: College Station 2, Porter 0
• Game 2: 5 p.m. Friday
• Game 3*: 30 min after Game 2