SOUTHLAKE – Southlake Carroll erased a seven-run deficit to defeat Arlington Martin, 9-8, in eight innings in Game 1 of a Class 5A Region I best-of-3 area-round series Thursday.

Carroll (15-17) trailed, 7-0, before scoring twice in the bottom of the fourth and once more in the fifth. Martin (29-4-1) scored a run in the sixth, but Carroll tied the score with a five-run rally in the bottom of the inning.

Carroll earned the win when Shaun McPeters' suicide squeeze bunt with the bases loaded scored Tommy Avers. Avers was a pinch-runner for Will Watson, who started the inning with an opposite-field double.

"We've got a good lineup, one through nine, and we can put together a big inning," Carroll coach Larry Hughes said. "The main thing was just trying to keep them grinding it out and keep trying."

Avers advanced to third after an infield hit by Zack Bellinger, and Andrew LaCombe was intentionally walked to load the bases. McPeters then laid down his suicide squeeze, sending Avers in for the victory.

"It was a great game. I just didn't want them to give up," Hughes said.

Carroll broke Martin's 14-game winning streak. Martin's Jantzen Witte hit two home runs in the loss.

Allen 3, North Mesquite 2: In Allen, John Schulmeister hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to lead Allen past North Mesquite (25-10) in Game 1 of a 5A Region II best-of-3 area-round series.

Jake Johansen earned the win for Allen (18-12), striking out five in a complete-game effort.

Mesquite Poteet 5, Sulphur Springs 1: In Mesquite, Poteet (26-3) took Game 1 of a 4A Region II best-of-3 area-round series.

Jake Sutton and Bradley Stone each had doubles and J.T. Files hit a solo home run to pace Poteet. Johnnie Riley improved to 8-1, allowing five hits and striking out three.

Plano West 14, Longview 4 (5): In Longview, Plano West (31-0) remained undefeated with a Game 1 victory in a 5A Region II best-of-3 area-round series.

Ryan Ford went 4-for-4 with two doubles, and Harrison Holmes went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and five RBIs for Plano West. Drew Johnson allowed four runs on seven hits, improving to 10-0.

Denton Ryan 9, Cleburne 0: In Denton, Ryan (26-5) shut out Cleburne in the opener of a 4A Region I best-of-3 area-round series.

Ryan had 15 hits, including a fourth-inning home run by Will Klausing. Will Nelson and Ryan Salter had doubles, and Bubba Roddy had a triple. Curtis Petersen pitched a two-hitter in the win and had a no-hitter through 4⅔ innings.