From staff reports

Warren Central played six and half strong innings against visiting Madison Central on Saturday.

It’d be a half of an inning that’d be the Vikings’ undoing. The defending Class 5A champs scored five runs in the third to earn a 5-0 victory at Viking Field.

The Vikings (4-5) managed only two hits in the contest, while the Jaguars (7-1) had seven.

Blake Jobe took the loss, while L.J. Hollins went six innings for the win with seven strikeouts.

Peyton Johnson and Stanford Parks drove in two runs apiece off singles in the top of the third and an error allowed another to score.

“It’s disappointing because I didn’t feel we competed to the best of our ability,” WC coach Josh Abraham said. “But what’s positive is after the fourth inning, when we settled in, we really played them a 0-0 ballgame. That lets me know we’re right there with them. Cut out a big inning and we’re right there for the whole game. They’re a very good team, but we are too.”

The Vikings came close to replying in the bottom of the frame. Jimmy Elliott led off the frame with a walk and an error and a single by Wallace moved him to third. But the Vikings were unable to cash in as Hollis finished off the side undamaged.

St. Aloysius 12,

West Lauderdale 6

Stephen Evans improved to 4-0 and he got plenty of run support, especially in a 10-run sixth, as the Flashes beat West Lauderdale in Columbia.

The Flashes (6-0) outhit West Lauderdale 14-9. Josh Eargle had two singles and doubled. Reed Evans, Stephen Evans and Blake Haygood each added a double and a single. Pierson Waring had two singles.

Murrah 9, PCA 2

The Mustangs erased an early deficit with a six-run fourth to earn a win over PCA at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson on Saturday.

Reed Gordon took the loss in four innings of work, striking out three.

Montana McDaniel had a second-inning RBI triple and Kruze Federick had a sacrifice fly in the third to account for PCA’s runs.

PCA 11, Carroll Acad. 3

John Michael Harris pitched a three-hit gem, striking out six in the win for the Eagles (5-2).  He also had two hits and drove in a run.

Both McDaniel and Matthew Warren singled and doubled with two RBIs. Colby Rushing had two hits and drove in two runs.

Port Gibson 9,

Crystal Springs 4

Rudy Williams went 2-for-4 with a double and Silento Sayles closed the door with a save as the Blue Wave Fighting Sharks improved to 3-0 in Division 7-4A play and 4-2 overall. Nicholas Page earned the win, while Charleston Stamps went 2-for-4 at the plate.