For the second game in a row, Warren Cenral’s softball team couldn’t conjure enough late-inning magic to break into the win column.

Wesson’s Lily Kate Channell singled and scored on a ground out by Emileigh Woodson in the top of the seventh-inning for the go-ahead run, and the Cobras hung on to beat Warren Central 6-5 on Thursday.

Warren Central (0-2) got the tying run into scoring position in the bottom of the seventh after Madison Pant led off with a walk, but could not bring her home.

Both of the Lady Vikes’ losses during the opening week of the season have been by one run. They lost 4-3 to Madison Central after also leaving the tying run on base in the sixth inning.

Against Wesson, the Lady Vikes erased deficits of 2-0 and 5-2 to tie the game at 5-all. Mari Kynlea Ferguson hit an RBI single and Mary Clell Allred brought in the tying run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth.

Ferguson also hit an RBI single in the fourth inning and finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Addi Mullen also had two hits, two RBIs, and one run scored.

KK Williamson pitched a complete game for the Lady Vikes and had six strikeouts.

Warren Central was set to host Brandon Friday, and Germantown Tuesday. Both junior varsity games will begin at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 6:15. The Lady Vikes and Vicksburg High were also scheduled to play in a tournament at Pearl High School on Saturday, but it has been canceled because of the threat of severe weather.

Pearl 19, Vicksburg 2
Lily Byrd was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored, and Addison McCraw hit a three-run home run and scored three runs as Pearl beat Vicksburg High on Thursday.

Pearl jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning and scored 12 more runs in the third to win via the mercy rule. Vicksburg committed eight errors.

Trinity McGloster and Harmony Harris both had one hit and scored one run for the Missy Gators. Camden McGloster hit an RBI single in the second inning and her sister Trinity had one in the third.

Vicksburg will play at Germantown on Feb. 20.