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HALLSVILLE, Texas—Crandall might have been a winner in a Las Vegas’ casino Friday, but the Lady Pirates’ bid to upset sixth-ranked Liberty-Eylau fell short.

Senior Courtney Cooper smashed a double to right-center at Hallsville High School’s Lady Cat Field with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Megan Shelby and give the Lady Leopards a 2-1 victory in the opener of their Class 3A best-of-three area playoff series.

Prior to Cooper’s heroics L-E batters hit line drives and hard grounders for more than six innings, but struggled to get on the scoreboard. Crandall...