VIDALIA, La. &045; For the second time in as many nights, Vidalia struggled to score for most of the game before staging a dramatic comeback in the sixth inning to win.

Saturday night Franklin Parish was the Vikings’ victim. Vidalia got two runs in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and beat the Patriots 3-1 in the final game of the Vidalia Invitational.

&uot;It was a heck of a ballgame,&uot; Vidalia head coach Johnny Lee Hoffpauir said. &uot;We won two games on the same scenario. We just made defensive plays, got some good, solid pitching and found a way.

&uot;We’re a scrappy bunch, and in my opinion, that’s the ultimate compliment. Scrappy teams find ways to win even when they shouldn’t.&uot;

Franklin Parish got its only run of the game on a home run by pitcher Kye Wilson in the second inning.

Vidalia’s scrappiness became evident in the sixth inning, as pinch hitter Cameron Ainsworth was hit by a pitch, then advanced to third when Will Thomas reached on an error with the Vikings already with two outs.

Ainsworth scored on a passed ball to give the Vikings a 2-1 lead and Thomas also scored on a passed ball. Graham Roberts almost gave Vidalia a three-run cushion, but he was called out at home plate, ending the sixth inning.

Vidalia pitcher Tony Godbold threw a gem of a game for the Vikings, shutting down the usually prolific Franklin Parish offense. Godbold ended the game with by getting three consecutive outs and striking out Wilson, the same man who hit a home run in the second inning to give the Patriots their only run. Godbold was clearly excited after the game.

&uot;I was scared to throw to him. He was the same guy who hit a home run,&uot; Godbold said. &uot;I’m dizzy, I don’t know what to say. It wasn’t just me, it was a team effort, it was all team. I’m shaking.&uot;

The home run to Wilson was about the only mistake Godbold made on the night. He gave up just two hits in a complete game and walked one batter.

&uot;After the way he pitched tonight, I think Tony graduated into a pitcher,&uot; Hoffpauir said.

Franklin Parish head coach Jimmy Comeaux had a simple explanation for his team’s loss.

&uot;We didn’t hit the ball and we didn’t come out with any intensity,&uot; Comeaux said.

&uot;You give up two hits and three unearned runs &045; they didn’t even have an earned run &045; you’re supposed to win those games,&uot; Comeaux said.

Vidalia won all three of its games in the tournament, including an 11-5 win over Hobart in the Vikings’ first game Saturday.

&uot;In that game we swung the bats good but we played kind of flat. We weren’t really up for the game,&uot; Hoffpauir said. &uot;Every game’s different. That one was a case of we won, but we won ugly.&uot;

Hoffpauir was effusive in his thanks for all the teams and volunteers that helped put on the tournament and last week’s tournament, also hosted by Vidalia.

&uot;I want to thank all the teams, the ones that came from far away and our local friends like Franklin Parish,&uot; Hoffpauir said.

&uot;All the support for the last two weekends has been great. Most places couldn’t do this, so I want to thank all those people.&uot;