The Wesson Cobras hosted county opponent Loyd Star Tuesday night in non-conference baseball action, and the Hornets were able to hold Wesson scoreless and took the game 4-0.

Despite Loyd Star threatening in the first inning with bases loaded, Wesson was able to get out of the jam without allowing a run to score. Wesson senior Jeremy Smith started off the bottom of the first hitting a line drive past second base for the base hit. Wesson could not bring Smith home, as Loyd Star was able to get out of the inning.

Loyd Star sophomore James Beard drew a walk to start the third inning. In an attempt to jumpstart their offense, Beard stole second base and later moved to third on a wild pitch. Loyd Star senior Konner Allen was able to bring Beard in with a single for the first run of the night. With one out and bases loaded, Loyd Star senior Braydyn Brister hit a deep sacrifice fly to bring in another run. The Cobras were able to end the inning, preventing the Hornets from adding to their lead at 3-0.

The Hornets threatened in the fourth and fifth innings with runners on the corners, but could not bring th runners home. Wesson threatened to score in the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on third, but the Loyd Star defense put a stop to the threat.

The Hornets would score their last run of the game in the seventh, as sophomore Dane Smith hit a single past third base to drive in the run. The Cobras made their half of the seventh interesting, as they were able to load the bases with no outs in a final attempt to come back. The Hornets were able to hold off the Cobras attempt to get onto the board and didn’t allow a run to get the shutout victory 4-0.

Pitcher Konner Allen picked up the win for Loyd Star, while Wesson’s Payton Burns took the loss on the mound.

“We had a great pitching performance,” Loyd Star head coach Jared Britt said. “We got key hits in big situations to give Konner run support, and the defense played solid behind him. It was a good win over a solid baseball team in Wesson.”

“We pitched well enough to win, but we didn’t capitalize on offensive opportunities,” Wesson coach Seth Lofton said.

Konner Allen was the star of the game for Loyd Star, going 2-for-4 from the plate with an RBI single in the third inning.

Wesson will be in action today as they play Enterprise in the West Lincoln Tournament. Loyd Star will be in action on Friday as they play against Bogue Chitto in the West Lincoln Tournament. Both games  are scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.