Worth County gave up four in the second and six in the sixth as they lost 11-7 to Albany in the first round of districts. Northeast Nodaway also lost, falling 12-2 to North Andrew in their first round of districts. The Tigers had a disappointing week to finish the season as they lost 15-1 to North Andrew in their regular season finale.
Worth County kept getting better as the season progressed; they did better each time against Albany after they had a non-competitive loss early in the year to the Warriors. But their inexperience told as Albany was loaded with seniors while Worth County was one of the youngest teams in the area. "I was proud of how you came back and took the lead and never gave up," said Coach Dave Gilland after the game to his players. "You were a wonderful group to work with and it was a pleasure to coach you."
Worth County finally got on the board in the third inning when Alysa Lyle walked to force in a run. Nichole Aragon doubled to the wall in right center, Sydney Thummel got a slap hit up the middle, and Payton Adwell doubled down the right field line to make it 4-3. Albany added an insurance run in the fifth, but Adrian Fletchall doubled off the wall in left to bring in two runs with two strikes on her, while Jacklyn Brooks singled to drive in one more with two strikes on her. Worth County's two-strike hitting was much better. Unfortunately, Worth County unraveled in the bottom of the sixth as they had four wild pitches and two errors as Albany plated six runs in the sixth. Nichole Aragon grounded out in the seventh to bring home Worth County's final run.
The Tigers ended their season with three wins. They have a promising eighth grade class; they had numerous people sidelined with injuries during the course of the season. If their eighth graders can gell and they can get healthy as a team, they will have a chance to improve next year.
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