After spotting Quitman a 7-2 lead, Weston came storming back to score six in the bottom of the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to win a 14-12 back and forth, slugfest on Tuesday that saw the two teams swap the lead four times and combine to put 41 runners on base.

With the victory the Wolves, ranked #1 in Class B with a 12-7 official record according to the LHSAA that doesn’t include 3 wins against out-of-state opponents, zoomed to the top of the District 1B standings with a 2-0 record. Quitman fell to 10-11 overall and 1-1 in district play. 

Fast Start! Quitman came out stroking as Conner Moak, Kace West, Jacob Potts and Maddox Duck all rapped singles and Hudson Pullig drew a walk to score three runs before the first out was made. The Wolverines kept pouring it on in the top of the second with four more runs, three coming on Jacob Potts first home run of his career, a three run shot that scored Pullig and West who had reached on an error and a fielders choice respectively to open up a 7-2 lead. Tucker Newton and Moak combined for singles to score the first run of the inning. 

Rally! Two base hits, two walks, two Quitman errors and a hit batter led to the six runs that rallied Weston from a 7-5 deficit to an 11-7 lead the bottom of the fifth inning. The big inning started with Jacob Gill coaxing a walk, and both Jace Borders and Sawyer Watkins reaching on errors. Luke Weaver and Drew Browning then sandwiched singles around Bryce Zehr, who reached base in all five at bats, getting hit by a pitch. Cole Tolar drew the third free pass of the inning setting up a pair of sacrifices off the bats of Colton Blundell and Gill. 

Respond! The Wolverines responded in the top of the sixth to tie the game at 11-11 when Pullig, West, Cail King and Hayden Davis all singled and both Duck and Newton drew walks. 

Taking control! Ty Henderson  walked and scored on Bryce Zehr’s second “two bagger” of the contest to put the Wolves up once again. Browning then stretched the lead to 14-11 with a single that plated Liam Weaver and Zehr.  

Stranded! Quitman shaved a run off the deficit and had the tying runners on base with two outs as Pullig and West drew walks to open the frame setting up a Duck single and a King sacrifice fly  Borders slammed the door with a three pitch strikeout to secure the victory.