The Prince Edward-Farmville Youth Association (PEFYA) Debs softball team did not lead at all against its rival from Lunenburg County on Sunday until the final play of the game.

A two-run walk-off double by Melissa Wright lifted PEFYA to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory in the Dixie Softball Debs State Tournament in Kenbridge.

“We played hard, didn’t get our heads down and just did what we had to,” PEFYA Manager Michael Roach said.

His team got in a 3-0 hole in the first inning when Lunenburg’s Nikera Lee hit a three-run home run. PEFYA chipped away at the lead with a run in the second and third, but then Lunenburg added two more in the fourth to make the score 5-2.

PEFYA closed to 5-3 in the fifth and 5-4 in the sixth before giving up one more run in the seventh to trail 6-4.

Lunenburg pitcher Riley Jones started off the bottom of the seventh with a strikeout. Later, after a single by Alexa Marzloff, Mary Grace Amos batted her in to bring the score to 6-5.

Wright’s double brought in Hannah-Gray Schmidt and Amos for the win.

“We played Lunenburg early in the season, and they were both close games, so yeah, we knew Lunenburg was going to come ready to play, and we were ready to play,” Roach said. “It was a good hard-fought game. Both teams played well.”

Schmidt went 4-for-4 for the game, with two runs batted in, and Amos went 3-for-4.

PEFYA registered about 20 hits, but Roach hopes to see his team not leave so many runners on base in the future.

“That’s two games in a row we’ve done that,” he said. “We just have to keep our hits going and take advantage when we get runners on base. That’s crucial.”

Jaden Capati pitched into the fourth inning for PEFYA, throwing two strikeouts, and Wright finished the game in the circle.

“The whole team played well, defensively,” Roach said. “We had a good defensive game. Pitchers pitched well. It was a team game today.”

PEFYA, which is 2-0 in the tournament, is set to return to the field in Kenbridge on Tuesday at 8 p.m., playing the winner of Monday night’s game between Blackstone and Powhatan.