The Nevada Tigers had beaten the Seneca Indians twice during the regular season.
With the season on the line, the Indians won the third and most important matchup.
Seneca defeated Nevada 10-1 in the championship game of the Class 4 District 12 tournament on Wednesday night at Joe Becker Stadium.
The Indians (16-11) advanced to the sectional round of the state tournament, where they’ll meet either Aurora or Hollister on May 25.
The Indians led 4-1 when they added four runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh for the final margin.
Seneca had 11 hits. Lucas Marrs went 3-for-5 with four RBI, while Sebastian Middick, Titus Atkins and Lincoln Renfro had two hits apiece.
Lance Stephens was the winning pitcher. He limited the Tigers to one run on four hits and struck out four.
Nevada’s Case Sanderson allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, striking out six.
Lane Wilson and Eli Cheaney pitched in relief.
Recording one hit apiece for the Tigers were Sanderson, Elijah Nadurata, Lane Wilson and Drake Ketterman.
Nevada finished the season with a 19-7 record.