Holly Pond and Hanceville truly thought they’d be able to resume their area baseball series Wednesday after storms suspended play Tuesday night.

April Fools.

Field conditions were still too soggy Wednesday at 11 a.m., leaving the county rivals to shoot for the same time Thursday at Holly Pond. The Broncos, looking to even the series after dropping Monday’s opener, were leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth when Tuesday’s showdown was put on pause.

The Class 3A No. 5 Bulldogs can clinch a playoff berth with a win in either of Thursday’s games. The back half of the doubleheader — potentially the series tiebreaker — is slated to start after the suspended contest is completed.

Holly Pond’s Jason Foshee drove in Tuesday’s lone run with a double in the second inning. Nathan Duke and Christan James were Holly Pond’s and Hanceville’s respective pitchers when play was halted.

% West Point 5, Parker 2 (nine innings): The last few weeks have been filled with extra-inning affairs for the Warriors.

As for wins? Those have been a bit harder to come by.

That tune changed in the seventh inning Wednesday, as West Point erased a 2-0 deficit to force extras and piled on three runs in the ninth to shake the bonus baseball monkey off the program’s back.

The Maroon and White had lost three consecutive extra-inning contests since topping Priceville in 11 innings on March 21. The short skid consisted of 12-, eight- and 10-inning marathons.

The Warrior offense woke up just in the nick of time on Wednesday. Will Wrenn got something going in the seventh with a one-out single, and Hunter Persall put runners on second and third with a two-out double down the line. Tanner Rusk staved off a two-strike count in the ensuing at-bat, clocking a single to center to drive in the tying runs.

Three runs and two frames later, West Point coach Trai Meadows was able head back home a happy man.

“I’m very pleased with how the guys fought back and came away with a win,” he said.

Kolton Easterwood (3-1) took care of the last two innings to earn the decision. The freshman struck out one, walked one and allowed a hit.

Easterwood relieved Will Wrenn, who went seven innings in his second start since returning to the rotation from a nagging injury. The senior fanned seven, issued a walk and gave up eight hits.

Persall, an eighth-grader, joined varsity vets Bryant Farley and Wrenn with two hits. Rusk had the timely two-run double, and Jaxson Garrison added a pair of RBIs.

% Cullman 7, Southside-Gadsden 3: The 6A No. 1 Bearcats wasted little time putting their second two-game losing streak of the season in the rearview mirror Wednesday at the Hoover Classic, downing the seventh-ranked Panthers in a top-10 matchup slightly shortened due to darkness.

Coach Brent Patterson was pleased for his Cullman squad to move on to Thursday’s championship round with the win but still had his mind on a nine-inning, 9-7 heartbreaker to 7A No. 4 Spain Park earlier in the afternoon. The reason was he inadvertently affected the outcome from the third-base box with a comeback easily within reach.

The Black and Gold trailed 7-0 before plating six runs in the sixth and tying the game on Maison Goodwin’s one-out double in the bottom of the seventh. Goodwin mosied to third on an infield error but fell over the bag awkwardly enough that Patterson’s instincts kicked in to help the senior up. Though no play was being made at the corner, an umpire saw Patterson’s assistance and called Goodwin out on coach’s interference.

Owen Lovell followed with a deep popup to left field that Patterson said would’ve undoubtedly scored Goodwin for the walk-off run. Instead, the inning was over and Spain Park recovered to win in the ninth.

Orvis Cuello punctuated a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance with his second home run in as many days and third of the spring. Levi Thomas tacked on two hits, including a double, as well.

Cole Collins (double and two RBIs), Isaac Willingham (double and RBI), Drake Hollingsworth (double), Carter Bowen and Sam Huser capped off Cullman’s hitters.

Goodwin was tagged with the tough-luck loss despite scattering four K’s, three walks and three hits over three quality innings of relief. Jackson Hill gave up two hits in the ninth, and Jacob Heatherly struck out five and yielded, three walks, four hits and six runs (two earned) in a five-inning start.

“It was a difficult Hoover tournament game,” said a clearly emotional Patterson. “We didn’t win, but we’ll have a chance to win it tomorrow. That’s what we wanted.”

Lovell’s sharp six-inning outing and pair of doubles at the plate against Southside were the chief reasons Cullman escaped its bracket and remained in the running to defend its tourney title.

The sophomore standout, who helped his cause with three RBIs, sported five punchouts and allowed four hits and three runs (none earned).

Cuello collected two hits, and Noah Fondren (RBI), Bowen (double), Collins (double) and Willingham all had one. Trent Price added a run.

The Bearcats enter the fourth and final day 3-2 for the tourney and 27-6 overall. As the No. 6 seed, they’ll play Northridge at 9 a.m.