JOURNAL SPORTS
Cade Bedgood and Aubrey Hermes had plenty of big plays on the gridiron in the fall for Calvary and are now coming up with big plays on the diamond for the Cavaliers as they defeated Lakeside 11-8 Thursday in a District 1-2A game at home.
Bedgood had a pair of doubles in going 3-for-4 with three RBI and Hermes was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored to highlight a 13-hit attack. Jackson Legg and Judson Funderburk both had a pair of singles for Calvary (11-8, 4-0).
Kyzer Smith got the win on the mound working five innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs and striking out three.
The three-game series continues today with a doubleheader in Minden.
PARKWAY 7, HAUGHTON 6: The Panthers held on for the 1-5A win and moved back into sole possession of first place coupled with an Airline loss. Trent Lape homered and along with Barrett Newman drove in two runs for Parkway (17-4, 6-1). Shawn Driggers was 2-for-4 at the plate and got the win on the mound.
BENTON 14, AIRLINE 3: The Tiger bats were hot with 15 hits as Gavin Jacobs led the way with three hits and drove in two. Benton (13-12, 5-2) moved into a second-place tie with Airline as Brady Blaylock (2-for-4), Cale Latimer (2-for-4), Kenner Lauterbach (2-for-3) and Jackson Jones (2-for-4) all contributed multiple hits and Hunter Brignac drove in three runs, two on a third-inning double.
Collin Wiggins and Logan Scripture (2-for-3) drove in runs with back-to-back doubles for Airline (11-11, 5-2).
BYRD 9, CAPTAIN SHREVE 3: At Captain Shreve, the Yellow Jackets scored three runs in each the third and fourth innings to knock off their rivals in a 1-5A game. Kevin Robinson (2-for-4) doubled in two runs in the third inning and finished with three RBI and Hayden Hoffpauir was 2-for-4 for Byrd (16-10, 3-4). Dawson Meeks got the win with six innings of work, allowing four hits and three runs (two earned), as he walked one and struck out four.
Walker Wicklund doubled and tripled in three at bats for Captain Shreve (13-9, 4-3).
NORTHWOOD 9, MINDEN 4: The Falcons stayed undefeated (5-0) and atop the District 1-4A standings with the home win. Tucker McCabe (3-for-4) and Jaxon Bentzler (4-for-4) combined for seven of Northwood’s 11 hits and both had doubles. Cayne Little and Brendan Burns added doubles and Luke Bloxom drove in two runs for Northwood (19-5, 5-0). Jakobe Jackson was 2-for-3 with a double for Minden (14-8, 2-1).
NORTH DESOTO 9, EVANGEL 5: The Griffins scored six runs in the first inning to cruise past the Eagles and stayed on the heels of the Falcons with a 4-0 District 1-4A record. Evangel (7-17, 3-1) got multiple hits from Garrett Burns and Kody Jackson who were 2-for-4 and Brody Turnipseed was 2-for-3.
LOYOLA 11, D’ARBONNE WOODS 3: At Farmerville, the Flyers pounded out 14 hits with Hayden Horton and Cain Feibel leading the way with three each and both had doubles. Konnor O’Neal and Gray Deason were both 2-for-4 with a double. Jake Black was 2-for-3 and along with O’Neal drove in two runs for Loyola (5-18, 4-6).