SPANISH FORT, Alabama—The Lady Toros secured their third straight 5A Area 2 softball title Saturday with wins over runner-up Gulf Shores in the area tournament hosted by Spanish Fort.

B.C. Rain’s season came to an end as the Lady Raiders fell twice to the Lady Dolphins. Only the area champion and runner-up advance to the South Regional tournament which starts Friday at the Gulf Shores Sportplex.

SF pitchers Leah White and Olivia Cox led the Toros to the area title with wins of 13-9 and 6-4 over GS. SF catcher Katlyn Hoodless hit a 2-run homer for the Toros. The Dolphins swept Rain with back-to-back shutouts, 17-0 and 15-0.

The Toros are set to face St. Paul’s at 5 p.m., Friday. GSHS will open with Faith Academy at 3:30 p.m. Regional finals are Saturday with the top two teams in each classification qualifying for the Elite Eight state tournament.