It looked like the Pleasant Home School baseball team was about to record an easy win against the visiting Kinston Bulldogs on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs, however, did not go without a fight battling back from a 7-1 deficit to get within one run of the Eagles at 7-6 going into the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Eagles responded with an offensive of their own and scored nine unanswered runs for a 16-6 win in six innings via the mercy rule.

Kinston went on top 1-0 in the top of the first inning on a solo home run.

The Eagles responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning when Scotty McCraney, Troy Turman and Daniel Barrow scored. Scotty McCraney reached on a double and scored on an RBI-single by Turman. Barrow followed with an RBI-double to plate Turman. Barrow scored later in the inning on a ground out by Brent Carter.

The Eagles added a run in the bottom of the third inning when Chris "Tank" Huckabaa reached on a double and scored on Carter's RBI-single.

Three more runs came home to roost for the Eagles in the fourth inning when Miles Nichols, Issac Edgar and Turman scored. Barrow got down a bunt on a squeeze play and two runs scored.

Kinston came out in the top of the fifth and scored five runs to get within one run of Pleasant Home at 7-6.

Brad Sanders, Heath Rolling, Scotty McCraney and Turman each scored in the bottom of the fifth for an 11-6 lead.

The Eagles finished the deal in the bottom of the sixth inning when Carter, Tyler Lawson, Sanders, Rolling and Turman scored. Carter scored on a balk. Sanders scored on an RBI-single by Rolling. Rolling scored when Scotty McCraney grounded out. Turman reached on a double, moved to third on a wild pitch and then scored on another wild pitch to end the game.

The Eagles play again Friday when they host Samson at 4 p.m.