VIDALIA — The Bunkie Panthers broke a scoreless ball game with seven runs in the top of the third inning en route to a 12-2 win over the Vidalia Vikings Monday night in the District 3-3A opener for both teams.

Vidalia was looking to build on its momentum after defeating Franklin Parish Saturday at the Vidalia Invitational. Instead, the Vikings played more like they have for much of the season, committing five errors. They did not score their first run until the bottom of the sixth inning.

Bunkie got a two-run home run from Hayden Passin in the top of the third inning and the Panthers never looked back from that point. They also got a two-run home run from Blake Quik in the top of the sixth inning that gave them a commanding 10-0 lead.

After Vidalia finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth, Bunkie scored two more runs in the top of the seventh to make it a 12-1 game. The Vikings scored one run in the bottom of the seventh, but it was not enough.

Tyler Gagnard was the winning pitcher for Bunkie (5-8, 1-0), giving up two runs on five hits in a complete-game performance. Passin went 2-for-3 and Justin Dufoul was 3-for-3 with a double to lead the Panthers. Devin Barnes had the only extra-base hit for Vidalia (5-9, 0-1) with a double.

Brookhaven Academy 13,

Centreville Academy 11

CENTREVILLE — Fourth-ranked Brookhaven handed No. 5 Centreville its second straight loss and third in its last five games in a wild offensive shootout.

The Tigers fell to 8-5 on the season while the Cougars improved to 7-3.