The weather is warming up, and so are St. Aloysius’ bats.

Scoot Melton homered, Keller Bradley and Carson Smith both doubled and drove in two runs, and the Flashes extended its winning streak by beating Central Hinds 14-8 Tuesday at Bazinsky Field.

St. Al (9-6) won its fifth game in a row. It has scored at least nine runs in all of them, and reached double digits in the last four. It scored in all but one inning against Central Hinds (4-12).

Bradley was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs scored, and he also walked twice. Smith was 2-for-5 and scored a run. William Roberson, Walt Andrews, Laken Bradley and Robert Lee all scored two runs apiece.

Price Foil went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored for Central Hinds. Cooper Loftin doubled twice and drove in two runs, and Noah Delaughter had two hits.

The Flashes jumped out to a 4-0 in the second inning, let most of it slip away when Central Hinds scored three times in the third, then took control again with a big rally.

Eleven consecutive batters reach base as St. Al scored six runs in its half of the third inning to take a 10-3 lead. Smith hit a two-run double and Roberson an RBI single, but the damage was mostly done through free passes. Central Hinds’ pitchers walked five batters and hit two others.

Oddly, St. Al only made one out at the plate in the third inning. One runner was caught stealing, and another was thrown out at home trying to score on a single by Lee.

Sadler Lambiotte added an RBI double and scored on an error for the Flashes in the fifth inning, and Melton slugged his first high school home run over the left field fence in the sixth.

St. Al and Central Hinds will play again Thursday at 6 p.m. in Raymond.

Tensas Academy 3, Tallulah Academy 0
Tensas Academy 3, Tallulah Academy 2
Colton Lardy had 10 strikeouts in five innings pitched, and also reached base twice and scored twice at the plate as Tensas Academy beat Tallulah Academy 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

J.T. McDaniel had six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings pitched for Tallulah Academy (7-6). Luke Moberley had the Trojans’ only hit, a leadoff single in the first inning.

In game two, Johnny Robin pitched a five-inning complete game and had six strikeouts as Tensas Academy won 3-2 to complete the doubleheader sweep.

Robin also hit a two-run home run in the third inning.

Moberley took a tough loss on the mound for Tallulah in the pitchers’ duel. He allowed five hits and one walk in five innings, and finished with 11 strikeouts. He also singled and scored a run.

McDaniel was 2-for-2 with one run scored, and Tripp Gayle hit a two-run single.

River Oaks 10, Porter’s Chapel 0
Jayden Davis went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, and Trey Hemphill scored three runs to lead River Oaks to a win over Porter’s Chapel Academy (2-13, 1-1 MAIS District 4-3A).

Evan Gordon doubled and Hunter Simms hit a single for PCA’s only hits.

PCA and River Oaks will play again Thursday at 6 p.m. at PCA.

Ridgeland 18, Vicksburg 0
Jarvis Woody and Isaiah McClenty combined for 11 strikeouts and a one-hitter as Ridgeland (4-5, 1-0 MHSAA Region 2-6A) defeated Vicksburg High (4-10, 0-1) on Tuesday.

Woody pitched the first three innings in the four-inning, run-rule shortened game, and struck out all nine batters he faced. McClenty pitched the fourth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Mincer Minor, as well as a walk to Allan Allen, but no runs.

McClenty, who started the game at first base, also went 2-for-3 with a double, triple, three RBIs and two runs scored. Ten of Ridgeland’s 12 hits were for extra bases.

The Gators will get another crack at Ridgeland when the teams play at VHS Friday at 7 p.m.