JOURNAL SPORTS
Haughton collected its 10th consecutive win Tuesday with a 13-5 defeat of visiting Minden in non-district play.
The Bucs got out to a 4-0 lead through the first two innings and used a six-run fourth to break open a 4-3 lead. Haughton rode Caleb Brown (3-1) on the mound as he picked up the win.
Colin Rains was 3-for-5 with a triple and 3 RBI, Landon Gaby went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI, while Austin Anderson was 2-for-4 and scored three times and Drew Palmer drove in a pair of runs.
Haughton is 12-3 with District 1-5A play set to start on Thursday with a home game with Captain Shreve. Minden is 9-5 on the season.
PARKWAY 13, LOYOLA 2: At Cicero Field, the Panthers scored 11 runs in the fourth inning to run-rule the Flyers. Sean Waits had a pair of doubles in going 2-for-4 and drove in three runs. Brandon Levy was 2-for-3 with two RBI, Barrett Newman 2-for-2 and Abel Thetford 2-for-2 with 2 RBI. Gabe Armond got the win with three innings of work, allowing one hit and two runs and notching two strikeouts.
AIRLINE 2, RUSTON 1: At Ruston, the Vikings took advantage of an unearned run in the second inning and held on for the win. Mason Morgan got Airline (6-9) on the board in the second with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Braden Adams. Clayton Brandon got a one-out single and scored on a two-out error to give Airline a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Tyler Ferguson allowed just four hits, issued four walks and struck out two in getting the complete-game win.
BENTON 5, CALVARY 2: At Calvary, the Tigers got a pair of second-inning runs to take a 3-2 lead and Kade Bryant pitched 5 2/3 innings of relief, allowing just two hits as he walked three and struck out five. Shortstop Kenner Lauterbach was 2-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in the second inning. Cale Latimer was also 2-for-4 with an RBI and Jackson Jones had an RBI single in the third inning to give Benton (6-10) a 4-2 lead.
