BENTON – Cason Tollett belted a home run and drove in four runs as the Little Rock Christian Warriors defeated the Lakeside Rams 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament at Everett Field.
Lakeside's Ryan Robinson was tagged out at the plate for the game's final out.
The Warriors (22-4) won for the 14th consecutive time to advance to Saturday’s semifinals against host Benton.
Tollett singled in runs in his first two at-bats and then slugged a two-run home run over the 375-foot sign in centerfield. Sophomore Reid Bowman drove in two runs with an infield single in a three-run second inning.
Junior Brady Prince singled three times for Lakeside, which finished with seven hits.