Warren Central tightened up just in time to knock the Titans down.

Hayes Loper hit a bases-clearing double to highlight a five-run rally in the sixth inning that gave Warren Central’s baseball team an 8-3 victory over the Ridgeland Titans on Tuesday.

Ridgeland tied the game 3-3 on Xavier Flagg’s RBI single in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of the inning, Warren Central loaded the bases with no outs and scored the go-ahead run when Caden Cole was hit by a pitch.

Two batters later, Loper doubled to left field to clear the bases and put the Vikings ahead 7-3. Loper scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Maddox Lynch, and he finished the game 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Blake Caruthers also had two hits, along with one RBI and one run scored, and Jacob Kealhofer was 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.

Nathaniel Moore pitched five innings of relief to get the win. He allowed two runs, one earned, and had six strikeouts.

The win put the Vikings in sole possession of first place in MHSAA Region 2-6A, and gave them a clear path to their second straight region championship. They’ll play at Ridgeland (8-8, 4-2 Region 2-6A) Friday at 7 p.m.

Ridgeland would need to beat Warren Central (12-9, 5-0) by at least six runs to win a head-to-head tiebreaker. Otherwise, WC would also need to lose one of its two games against Vicksburg next week to open the door for Ridgeland to win the title outright.

Neshoba Central 12, Vicksburg 0
Ryder White struck out six batters in three hitless innings, and also had two RBIs and scored a run to lead Neshoba Central (11-9, 2-2 Region 2-6A) past Vicksburg High (6-15, 1-4).

Neshoba Central scored multiple runs in every inning and finished it in four via the mercy rule. Mickell Jones singled with two outs in the fourth inning for Vicksburg’s only hit.

The teams will play again Friday at 7 p.m. at VHS’ Showers Field.

Prairie View 22, Porter’s Chapel 0
Peyton Robinson went 3-for-3 with five RBIs, Bax Young homered and drove in three runs, and Prairie View Academy (18-4, 7-0 MAIS District 4-3A) shut out Porter’s Chapel Academy (3-18, 2-5).

Colttan Yeldell pitched a three-inning, run-rule shortened perfect game for Prairie View. He had five strikeouts.

PCA and Prairie View will play again Thursday at 6 p.m. in Bastrop, Louisiana.

Wilkinson Christian 3, Tallulah Academy 1
Luke Moberley went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI, but Tallulah Academy (11-10, 3-3 MAIS District 3-2A) left 11 runners on base in a loss to Wilkinson County Christian (7-7, 2-1).

Moberley also pitched four innings, allowed one run and had five strikeouts.

Tallulah Academy and WCCA will play a doubleheader Friday at 4 p.m. in Tallulah.

Briarfield 16, Union Christian 1
Ryder Jones hit a two-run home run, Jackson Thornton went 2-for-2 with a triple and four RBIs, and Briarfield Academy (14-5) routed Union Christian.

Brody Benton also had three RBIs for Briarfield, and Trey Neathery was 1-for-1 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Thornton and Davis Holt combined on a three-inning, run-rule shortened one-hitter. Holt had six strikeouts in two innings and Thornton pitched one scoreless inning.

Port Gibson 11, South Pike 2
Michael Evans turned in a dominant pitching performance, with 10 strikeouts in seven innings, and Port Gibson (6-10) snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating South Pike on Tuesday.

Evans and Akeem Wells also had two RBIs each at the plate. The Blue Waves only had four hits, but generated plenty of offense with 10 walks and three hit batters. Terrance Evans walked twice and scored three runs.