RAINBOW CITY - Lightning put an early end to Friday night’s Class 2A state baseball doubleheader series, where Sand Rock was attempting to gain a split with Westbrook Christian in second round action.

With the Warriors up by a 3-2 score in the top of the third inning, Wildcat pitcher Riley Norris had a 1-1 count on Ethan Lake when the first strike hit.

The two teams hope to pick up the second game on Saturday at 3 p.m., but expected severe weather will most likely push the completion of the game to Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Both teams scored two runs in the second inning. Westbrook, playing as the visitor in the nightcap, had back-to-back leadoff home runs by Matthew Reaves and Jake King before exiting the inning with the bases loaded.

Sand Rock came right back to tie the game. Chris Terrell led off the frame by being hit by a pitch. Norris followed with a single that sent Terrell to third base. Chad Thompson earned an RBI with a bunt single that Westbrook pitcher Barr Miller elected to throw back to the catcher, trying to get the out at home. The second run scored when Austin Carver hit into an apparent fielders' choice that was misplayed, allowing Thompson to score from second.

In the third, Westbrook’s Chase Saunders led off with a double and scored on a single by Reaves.

The Warriors won the first game, 10-0, in six innings.

It was a scoreless contest until the third inning, which saw Westbrook put three runs on the board, courtesy of a leadoff home run by Chad Sharp and a Reaves double.

The Warriors tacked on a single run in the fourth, on a single by Sharp.

In the fifth inning, Westbrook gained a 7-0 lead. Saunders had an RBI single, and King drove in two with a double.

The Warriors put an end to the game in the sixth, with a walk-off three-run homer by Jacob Mayfield. He drove in Christian Lemons and Matt Gross, both of whom singled.

Saunders pitched the shutout, striking out eight and giving up seven hits.