The winningest season in Montgomery County softball history ended with a 7-4 loss to Elsberry in the Class 2 District 2 Championship game Tuesday.
The Lady Wildcats were first on the board.
Elsberry got two runs in the second and two more in the third, highlighted by a solo home run from pitcher Mya Pflasterer, who was named the Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game.
The Lady Wildcats were tagged out at home trying to score on passed balls to end both the second and third innings.
Aliviah Fischer, who graduates as Montgomery County’s all-time hits leader, had an RBI single in the fifth. Elsberry got a solo home run from Anna Talbot in the sixth. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Reese Hill had a fitting final at-bat to her sophomore season.
The Lady Wildcats’ season closes at 22-7. Elsberry moves to 25-9 in winning its sixth straight district championship.
Montgomery County coach Audra Heimer Postgame;
