The Morris Lady Eagle fastpitch softball team saw their dreams of a district championship fade away on Wednesday afternoon at the Morris high school softball field.

The Lady Eagles, who began the week with a sweep of their arch rivals, the Henryetta Lady Knights, to sit in a tie for third in the 3A-7 district standings with their county foes, fell behind early and were unable to overcome the deficit, falling to the visiting Lady Haymakers by a 7-3 margin.

The loss puts the Morris diamond squad at 6-4 in district play and currently fourth in the 3A-7 standings.

The Lady Eagles were back in action on Thursday, competing at the Inola Tournament. The Morris squad was scheduled to battle Catoosa and Grove in Pool Play action at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively, on Thursday and will conclude Pool Play Friday at 2:30 p.m. against Verdigris. Morris and its three opponents will be part of Pool B, while the four teams in Pool A will be Miami, Collinsville, Lincoln Christian, and the host Inola Lady Longhorns.

Depending on how the Lady Eagles fare in their three Pool Play games will determine what time Saturday they will compete. The times for Saturday’s tournament action will be as follows: Pool A #4 vs Pool B #4 @ 10 a.m., Pool A #3 vs Pool B #3 @ 11:30 a.m., Pool A #2 vs Pool B #2 @ 1 p.m. (3rd Place), and Pool A #1 vs Pool B #1 @ 2:30 p.m. (Championship).

After the Inola Tournament, the Morris ladies will close out their regular-season schedule Tuesday with a trip to Okmulgee for a 3A-7 doubleheader against the host Okmulgee Lady Bulldogs.

In Wednesday’s district battle with Haskell, the visitors opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the first, taking advantage of a pair of defensive miscues by the Lady Eagles in the frame.

After a scoreless second, Haskell tallied a run in its half of the third to extend its lead to 3-0 then plated four runs in the top of the fourth for a 7-0 margin.

The Lady Eagles kept their foes off the scoreboard in the final three innings to keep their deficit at seven runs.

The Morris offense caught fire in the bottom of the fifth, tallying three runs in the frame to cut the deficit to four, 7-3, after five innings of action.

The Lady Eagles were unable to continue producing runs in their final two at-bats to suffer the 7-3 setback.

The Morris offense finished with six hits in the contest, led by Jessica Wilson with a 2-run triple in the 3-run fifth. Wilson also drew a walk in the first.

The other base hits for the Lady Eagles on Wednesday came on singles by Maddie Moore, Emma Duclos, Kaydence Ausbrooks, and Avery Deeringwater and an RBI single in the fifth by Marti Yaerger. Dulcos also drew a walk in the second.

Haskell 7, Morris 3

Haskell: 2 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 7 - 9 - 1

Morris: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 6 - 4

WP: RayLin Morgan

LP: Emma Duclos

HR: None