There were very few, if any, words spoken as the Halifax County High School baseball team returned to its dugout for the final time.

With two runners on base with one out in the bottom of the 14th inning, Briar Woods High Schools Sean Clark delivered a hard-hit ground ball through the middle of the infield to score the game-winning run to top the Comets 5-4 in Saturdays Virginia High School League 5A State Tournament championship game at James Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax.

Clarks hit was the biggest of two shocks the Comets experienced in the state title game, the first coming in the bottom of the seventh inning when the Comets held a 4-2 lead and were within two outs of victory only to see the Falcons rally to score twice to tie the game and send it into extra innings.

The loss left the Comets, who were seeking to bring home what would have been only the second state title in Halifax County High School history, finishing with a 21-4 for the season.

Its a tough pill to swallow, remarked Comets junior outfielder and pitcher Brayden Moore.

That was the longest game Ive played in my life. We battled hard for 14 innings. You cant say enough about the heart of this team.

Comets sophomore pitcher Alex Lowery, who was on the mound at the end of the game, said he was proud of the team and the effort during the marathon 14-inning contest.

We had a really good game, Lowery pointed out.

We played 14 solid innings. It was a game that one hit at the right time could win it all for either team. Thats all they (Briar Woods High School) did, they got one simple hit, a ground ball through the hole.

It was a tough loss for the Comets in the game that was a rematch of the 5A North Region Tournament championship game a week earlier that the Falcons won 10-0.

This weekend marked only the fourth time in the history of the Halifax County High School baseball program that a Comets baseball team will have played in a state championship game.

Im just proud of the way the kids played all season, said Comets Head Coach Kenneth Day.

You couldnt have asked for any more from these kids. They battled all day. We were right there, just this close.

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