By Brad Greer
Ridge Aldison drove in five runs including a three- run triple  that sparked a six-run fifth inning to rally Lance Whaley M.D. a 12-8 come from behind victory over The Panolian in  9&10 year-old baseball play Tuesday night at J.P.Hudson Park.

 The first game of the day saw First Security Bank (2-3) ease past Team Thomas 16-4 in three innings.

 In addition to his two-run inside-the-park homerun and single, Aldison also picked up the win on the mound by tossing two innings in relief of Mack Boyette who went three innings in a starting role.

 The Panolian (2-2-1) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first before plating five in the following frame to take a 8-2 lead after two innings. Ethan Jefcoat supplied a RBI double in the first while Nicholas Kyles singled and scored two of his runs in the second. Kyles later added a two-out triple in the third to account for The Panolian’s hits. Kalnan Pettit went the distance on the mound.

 Lance Whaley (5-0) cut the lead in half at 8-4 in the third as Tyler Montgomery and Aldison provided singles with Boyette later adding a single in the fifth. W.J.Hannaford scored three runs while Cohen Montgomery crossed the plate twice in the winning effort.

First Security Bank (2-3) scored six runs in the first two innings and four in the third to came away with a easy victory. Daries Bramlett singled twice and scored three runs. Caston Kirkland also provided a single and scored three runs while Trace Williams and Chris Moore crossed the plate three times. Moore also doubled in a four-run third inning.

Ford Thomas scored two times for Team Thomas while Anderson Gentry and Layne Hays each scored a run. Xavier Edwards singled for the lone hit. Gentry and Brister Robertson toed the rubber for Team Thomas.