The Benton Tigers, Haughton Bucs and Parkway Panthers won District 1-5A games Thursday.
Benton swept Huntington by scores of 13-0 in a doubleheader at Benton, Haughton topped Evangel Christian 15-6 at Haughton and Parkway defeated Airline 14-3 at Airline.
Benton (27-2, 12-0) leads Haughton (22-5, 10-2) by two games. Airline (16-10, 9-3) and Natchitoches Central (20-6, 9-3) are tied for third.
At Benton, Mason Patterson had two hits and two RBI in the three-inning first game. Jackson Jones also had two hits. Bubba Pierce had a double.
Colton Birdsong didn’t allow a hit, struck out four and walked none in two innings. Lucas Cox struck out three in the third.
Hayden Millen went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI in the two-inning second game.
Birdsong had two doubles and three RBI. Jones had two hits, including a triple, and two RBI.
Bryson Gates didn’t allow a hit in two innings. He struck out six and walked three.
Benton is scheduled to begin a two-game series at Airline (16-10, 9-3) Saturday at 1.
At Haughton, JP Cormier went 2-for-4 with a home run and six RBI. Christian Turner went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Parker Presley went 2-for-2 with two RBI. Seth Breen went 2-for-4.
Justin Adkison pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
Haughton is scheduled to host Northwood Friday at 5.
At Airline, the game was scoreless through four innings. Parkway scored four in the top of the fifth and Airline answered with three in the bottom of the inning.
The Panthers then scored two in the sixth and eight in the seventh.
Parkway’s Dakota Armour went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Gabe Armond went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Brady Prine went 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI. Abel Thetford went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Thetford went 4 1/3 innings for the win. Colby Donaldson pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. He allowed two hits with no walks.
Airline’s Marshall Beaver went 2-for-3. Ayden Hawn went 2-for-4.
Parkway (10-13, 5-7) is scheduled to begin a two-game set against Natchitoches Central Saturday at Parkway at 1.