Inola’s dream of reaching its first-ever state baseball tournament was dashed Friday in Tuttle.

The Longhorns (22-10) suffered back-to-back losses in the Class 4A Area Tournament, where a dominant seven-run third inning in Game 1 gave host Tigers a 10-0 run-rule victory, and they then rode early momentum and late insurance to close out Inola 13-3 in Game 2.

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