NATCHEZ — Adams County Christian School surrendered six runs in the first inning and were never able to recover as it fell to Laurel Christian 11-8 Tuesday night.

The Lions added three more runs in the second before staving off a late surge from the Rebels on senior night.

“I don’t know if it was nerves because it was senior night — a lot of the seniors were up beat, but you could tell they were nervous,” ACCS coach Matthew Freeman said. “I know our talent, I know our ability, and when you don’t reach your potential, there’s nothing to be happy about.”

Trailing 10-1 and entering the bottom of the fourth inning, ACCS scored the next six runs of the game, including a pair of three-run rallys in each of the fourth and sixth innings.

The sixth inning was highlighted by a two-run home run by senior Chris White, whose blast sailed well over the left-field wall.

“We battled,” Freeman said. “We didn’t get the outcome that we wanted, but it was good to see them battle like that. They could have hung their heads and not scratched any runs.”

The Rebels featured seven seniors in their starting lineup, including right fielder Porter, who led off the seventh inning with a one-hop double to left and eventually came around to score.

The Rebels struggled at times to make the simple plays defensively, but also showcased some nifty plays with the glove. Porter made a diving catch in the first inning, and ACCS managed to throw out two runners attempting to take an extra base.

“Defensively, we made a couple of plays,” Freeman said. “They made some plays out there — they threw out some runners.”

Senior Jace Calcote tossed 6.2 innings of strong relief, striking out four batters.

The two teams will face off again Thursday at Laurel Christian in what will be the final game of the season for ACCS.

“We still haven’t put it all together and played a perfect game of baseball,” Freeman said. “I told them they had one more shot to do it. And for the seniors, it’s their last chance to come out and play hard.”