MARKSVILLE, La. — Even though the Marksville Tigers haven’t won many games this season, they gave Vidalia all they could handle as the Vikings escaped with a 9-7 win Monday afternoon in an LHSAA District 3-3A baseball game.

Chandler Grayson ended up as the winning pitcher for Vidalia. No other information no the game was available. The win was the first for the Vikings in district play.

Vidalia (11-2, 1-2) plays host to Buckeye on Thursday at 6 p.m.

Logansport 15, Block 8

LOGANSPORT, La. — The Logansport Tigers defeated the Block Bears 15-8 Monday afternoon in an LHSAA District 3-1A game. No other information on the game was available.

Block (5-10, 0-3) will look for its first district win Thursday at 4 p.m. when it plays at Northwood-Lena.

Vidalia (softball) 19, Marksville 1

MARKSVILLE, La. — After a pair of close, low-scoring wins in their final two games of their own tournament last Saturday, it did not take long for the Vidalia Lady Vikings’ bats to get going in a 19-1 three-inning dismantling of the Marksville Lady Tigers Monday afternoon in an LHSAA District 3-3A game.

Vidalia put up six runs in the top of the first inning and added eight more runs just an inning later before Marksville finally scored its only run of the game in the bottom of the second. The Lady Vikings finished off the Lady Tigers with five runs in the top of the third.

The Lady Vikings had just seven hits, but that was because Marksville pitchers Haley Hallmeyer and Gabby Savoy walked 12 total batters. Hallmeyer took the loss after giving up 14 runs on five hits and 11 walks in two innings. Savoy allowed five runs on two hits and one walk to go with one strikeout.

Leading the way for Vidalia at the plate was Katlyn McCarver, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and three runs batted in. Winning pitcher Taylor Rodgers was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs while Katelynn Bertelsen was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.

Rodgers allowed one run on one hit with two strikeouts and one walk in two innings. Cassie Gonzales came on in relief to pitch the third inning and allowed one hit and walked one.

Vidalia (10-3, 5-2) will play host to district rival Jena at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Delta Charter splits doubleheader with Beekman Charter

FERRIDAY — Delta Charter School’s varsity team defeated Beekman Charter in the first game of a doubleheader 8-3 before the falling 3-1 in the nightcap.

Jania Burns was the winning pitcher for the Lady Storm in the first game, allowing three runs on three hits. Shelbi McManus went 2-for-2.

In the second game, which was called a junior varsity game, Darby Beach hit a solo home run and Laken Hood was 2-for-2 for Delta Charter. But it was not enough as Beekman Charter scored all three of its runs in the first two innings.

Delta Charter (7-3) plays host to Mangham for a doubleheader on Wednesday starting at 5 p.m.