NATCHEZ &045; In a game of a program in its first season of baseball in several years against a team with a first-year head coach in Matt Mason, the Saints had to rally late then hold on for the win in an MPSA District 7-A game.

Trinity (2-6, 1-2) scored two runs in the bottom of the first to tie the score at 2-2, then appeared to be on its way to its most disappointing defeat in a long time after trailing 7-3 after four and one-half innings.

After the 2-all tie, upstart Tensas scored one run in the top of the second and two more runs each in the top of the third and fourth inning and was ready to pull off the upset.

But the Saints rallied by scoring six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a two-run lead.

Tensas scored one run in the top of the sixth, but reliever Walt Ketchings kept the Chiefs scoreless in the seventh to pick up the win.

Walt Ketchings, Gregory Ketchings, Ryan Rachal and Stevan Ridley ended up with two hits each.

Tyler White, who pitched well for four innings before fading in the fifth, was the losing pitcher.

Zach Jones, who pitched the sixth for Tensas, led the Chiefs at the plate, going 3-for-4.

ACCS 11, Riverfield 0

RAYVILLE, La. &045; One day after ending a grueling doubleheader of a three-game district series at Parklane, the Adams County Christian School Rebels, the No. 8 team in the MPSA, had to go on the road again.

Friday afternoon the Rebels, ranked in the MPSA Top 10 for the first time since the end of the 2001 season, made the trip to Rayville worth it as they scored eight runs in the top of the sixth inning to put away the Riverfield Raiders 11-0.

Matt Parson improved to 2-0 as he allowed just five hits and walked no batters. He only struck out two, but induced a lot of ground ball outs, coach Gill Morris noted.

&uot;Matt did a good job on the mound,&uot; Morris said. &uot;He threw strikes. He threw a real good curveball.&uot;

David Trisler led ACCS (10-4) at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run. Timmy Foster went 2-for-3 with a double. Clay Floyd added a triple. ACCS wasn’t able to get going offensively through the first five innings as the Rebels were held to just one run each in the top of the first, third and fifth innings.

But credit Riverfield’s defense and starting pitcher Jacob Malone for making some outstanding plays to keep the Raiders in the game.

Malone held the Rebels to just six hits through the first five innings.

&uot;We hit some shots right at them,&uot; Morris said. &uot;They made the catches. Their centerfielder laid out and made a good catch. That was one of the best catches I’ve ever seen.&uot;

ACCS finally put the game away with eight runs on five hits and a pair of walks by two Riverfield relievers.

&uot;Their last two pitchers had a tough time throwing strikes,&uot; Morris said. &uot;As the game went on we persisted. We were all a little tired after an emotional series with Parklane. I was proud of my kids for hanging in there.&uot;

WCCA 13, Huntington 1

FERRIDAY, La. &045; The Rams from Woodville continue to be the pleasant surprise in MPSA District 7-A as they had to rally to end up 10-run ruling the Hounds in five innings Friday night.

WCCA (5-3, 3-1) got a solid performance on the mound from Collin Dor, who held Huntington (5-4, 1-2) to just five hits while striking out eight to pick up the win.

&uot;It was a good game. It was a 1-0 game after three innings,&uot; Huntington coach Mitch Ashmore said. &uot;All of a sudden we couldn’t make a couple of plays and it got out of hand.&uot;

WCCA scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead for good, then added seven more in the top of the fifth, including a three-run home run from Stephen Goulette, who went 2-for-3, that allowed the Rams to 10-run rule the Hounds. Duston Dor went 2-for-3 with a double for WCCA.

&uot;They didn’t hit the ball well,&uot; Ashmore said. &uot;They hit the ball a little better when they got ahead.&uot;

Huntington also hurt its cause by committing seven errors, six of them in one inning, alone that helped the Rams pull away.