It was the second meeting this season between Van-Far and Paris. 

The Class 2 District 5 opponents met each other this season for a 12-9 Paris victory in April and were opponents in the first round of the district tournament hosted on Friday at Clopton High School in Clarksville. Paris defeated Van-Far 13-4 to advance to the semifinals on May 19 against Clopton (12-10).

Van-Far (2-19) took a 3-1 lead after the first inning thanks to four straight singles against Luke Ensor. Paris (11-9) tied the game in the second inning and then scored in the next three innings, including five runs in the fourth inning. 

Paris had an 11-4 lead after the fourth inning because of four walks, two errors, two hit by pitches and a wild pitch. Van-Far had three pitchers throw in the inning, who were all relieving starter Cale Finnigan. 

There were six Van-Far errors that led to five unearned runs. Ensor was charged with three earned runs out of the four he allowed in the 6⅓ innings he pitched. The Paris senior also had eight hits, seven strikeouts and two walks on his line. 

Cooper Huff went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Van-Far, Gibson Condie finished 2-for-4 in his final game, and Ronnie Stanich and Bryson Poindexter each had one RBI. Gaven Gaston, Landon Flowers and Easton Sharp each had a hit in their final games as Indians.

Ensor led at the plate for Paris by going 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Reed Erwin went 2-for-4 with one RBI, Kaden Lehenbauer finished 2-for-4, Scotty McGee was 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI, and Chase Graupman finished 1-for-2 with three walks and two runs.