Community Champions: Americas baseball prepares for Elite 8 series against Aledo

EL PASO, Texas - The Americas Trail Blazers are one series win away from advancing to the Final Four of the state high school baseball playoffs.

Standing in their way are the defending state champions, the Aledo Bearcats.

Both teams will meet in a best-of-three regional final series.

Game one and two will be played Thursday in Midland, Texas.

Game three, if necessary, will be played Saturday also in Midland.

This is the furthest the Americas baseball team has ever reached in the state playoffs.

The last El Paso team to win a state championship in baseball was the Socorro Bulldogs back in 2009.

For all their accomplishments this season, the Americas baseball team is this week's Community Champions.

Community Champions is sponsored by Albertsons and the El Paso Community Foundation.