Cardinals stop Spartans

Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia Spartans came to the end of the baseball road Saturday in the SE qualifier at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla. The Spartans were stopped 4-2 by Waitsburg/Prescott. Card pitcher Joe Purdin threw a seven hitter at TOR.

Asotin finished second in the Borleske show after bowing 2-5 to DeSales in the first round and then edging WP 7-6.

The split puts the Panthers in the lineup for the regional at Shadle Park Saturday. They face LaSalle in the 10 a.m. opener. Winner of that round will go up against the Colfax-Soap Lake game for the regional ticket to state at Yakima.