LONGVIEW, Texas—One down, one to go.

But it looked more like Lucky 7s for Maud, which banged out seven hits, took advantage of seven Alto errors and left seven runners on in a 7-2 win in Game 1 of the Region III-A championship series Tuesday at Leer Park.

Game 2 is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, and a third game, if needed, will follow a 30-minute break.

Kara Sutton pitched a four-hitter, struck out seven and walked seven, throwing 116 pitches in the complete-game effort.

“Alto’s pitcher (Heaven Liles) is real good, and I thought we might have t...