HUMBLE — One run was not enough to beat Needville in Game 1 on Thursday, so Bridge City scored eight runs in Friday's win to even the series at 1-1.

The No. 5 state ranked Cardinals must have developed an obsession with scoring plenty of runs since they totaled nine more runs on Saturday to beat the Blue Jays and advance to third round of the Class 3A baseball playoffs.

The Cardinals even got their third complete game of the series from their starting pitcher. Matt Hicks suffered a 2-1 loss in Game 1 in an eight-inning effort. Then, behind a strong performance from Jason Clark, BC strummed the Jays 8-1 in Game 2.

That set the stage for senior Jaden Dillon. The right-hander shined as bright as the hot sun did Saturday afternoon at David Sitton Field.

Dillon struck out 15 Jays and went 2-for-2 at the plate with two singles, two walks and two runs scored in BC's 9-3 victory.

With the win, the Cards improve to 26-6 on the year and will face Jasper in the third round of the playoffs.

BC beat Needville in the same fashion last season, losing the first game while claiming back-to-back wins in the second and third games to advance.

Saturday's victory was not as easy as the score may suggest, however.

While Dillon struck out the side in each of the first two innings, the Jays still managed two hits off him in the first to score a pair of runs.

Then Needville added another run off Dillon in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead.

BC answered in bottom of the third when Joseph Roberts and Hicks each scored.

But the score stayed at 3-2 until Luke Rhodes dropped a three-run bomb over the left field fence in the fifth to give the Cards a 5-3 lead.

From that point on, BC cruised, scoring four more runs in the sixth to put the icing on the cake.

Rhodes started his day by going down on strikes with a runner in scoring position in the second inning.

Rhodes then left the bases loaded in the third by grounding out to third base.