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MONTGOMERY The Moody Blue Devils came up one win shy of a Class 5A state tournament bid.
The Area 11 runner-up bounced back with three straight East Central Regional wins after starting the tournament with a 6-5 extra-innings loss to Sardis on Wednesday.
Moody pitcher Hannah Self steps into the circle at Lagoon Park on May 13, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
The postseason run, however, came to an end at the hands of the Lions on Thursday night by a 7-3 final. Sardis took its first lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the third and stretched things out from there, taking a 4-1 lead into the fourth and a 7-2 lead into the seventh.
By Erik Harris, sports editor
MONTGOMERY After splitting a two-game East Central Regional set on Wednesday, the Moody softball team returned to Lagoon Park on Thursday morning for a 7-2 victory over Ramsay.
Facing elimination, the Blue Devils rallied back from an early 1-0 deficit with seven unanswered to push the game out of reach and set a date with Shelby County in another must-win game scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Moody’s Hannah Self fires a pitch during a East Central Regional game on May 13, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
Alexandria Harvard slapped in two runs, Carmen Terry and Libby Higgins both stroked solo homers, and Moody stayed alive with a five-run win over the Area 10 runner-up Rams.