MURRAY — The host Lady Mustangs came up one run short of reaching the finals of the Murray Softball Tournament for the first time since 2006.

Lamoni scored with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Murray, 7-6, in the semifinals Saturday afternoon. Third-ranked Martensdale-St. Marys (11-0) followed with a 4-2 win over Melcher-Dallas and took the championship by rolling past Lamoni, 15-4.

Murray was unable to bounce back from the semifinal disappointment, committing five errors in an 11-4 loss to Melcher-Dallas.