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AMITE, La. — For much of the day on Friday, it looked like Adams County Christian School and Oak Forest Academy would have no issues getting in Game 2 of their best-of-three 2025 MAIS Class 5A South State Playoffs first-round series.

That was until the very same system that rumbled through the Miss-Lou earlier in the day moved southeast into parts of southeastern Louisiana. And just like that the skies opened up. So much so that even a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for central Tangipahoa Parish, including Amite itself, at about the same time the game at Oak Forest Academy would have started — 4:30 p.m.

Too much rain down there ended up falling for the game to be rescheduled for Saturday. So the game ended up being rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sunday. That still didn’t matter to the District 3-5A champion and No. 1 seed Yellow Jackets as the defeated the District 4-5A No. 4 seed ACCS Rebels 13-1 in just four innings to sweep the series two games to none.

ACCS actually scored the first run of the game in the top of the second inning on a solo home run by Sean Kerry Cothern. That, unfortunately, would be the only offense for the Rebels against starting pitcher Cole Covington and closer Tyler Mulkey.

Oak Forest Academy took the lead for good thanks to a six-run rally in the bottom of the second inning. The Yellow Jackets (22-4) tacked on three runs in the bottom of the third inning and then ended the game, and the Rebels’ season, early thanks to four runs in the bottom of the fourth.

The Perkins brothers, especially senior Kaul Perkins, did most of the damage offensively for the Yellow Jackets. Kaul went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, three runs batted in, and one run scored. In fact, in his four plate appearances, ACCS pitching literally could not get him out as he was also walked twice. Younger brother Kade Perkins, currently a sophomore, had a double.

Maison Bales went 2-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored.

Covington went three innings and allowed one earned run on two hits with six strikeouts, no walks, and one hit batter. Mulkey came on in relief and allowed one base hit and struck out two batters in the top of the fourth inning.

With the loss, ACCS finished the 2025 season with an overall record of 14-13. As for who the Rebels’ head coach will be for the 2026 season and beyond, that remains up in the air. David King coached in an interim position this season after Matthew Freeman’ stunning decision to step aside from coaching and being the athletics director at the school last November.