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.