The Weather Gods ran afoul Thursday night in Northfield.

Host Pioneer Valley Regional School’s hopes for a late comeback were dashed in the sixth inning when lightning delayed and ultimately brought the Panthers’ baseball matchup with Mohawk Trail Regional High School to an early conclusion. The game was called due to the dangerous storm, and since the sixth wasn’t completed, things reverted back to just five innings and Mohawk picked up a key 5-2 victory in a battle of teams tied for first place atop the Hampshire League East.

Mohawk (13-4, 6-2 HL) took control of a 2-2 game with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning. Luke Viens and Adam Hallenback singled, and Viens ultimately scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly from Ian Eckler. Hallenbeck scampered home on a passed ball, staking the Warriors to a 4-2 lead.

The lead grew to 5-2 in the fifth, but Pioneer (9-8, 5-3) appeared to get things cooking in the sixth. Bryce Dobosz tripled to lead off and scored on a Jordan Loughman ground-out to pull the hosts within two at 5-3, but lightning followed shortly thereafter and play was called with one out in the sixth.

Daniel Szafran had two hits and an RBI for Mohawk, which stayed even with Smith Academy atop the West standings at 6-2. Eckler drove in two runs in the win.

Hallenbeck earned the victory for Mohawk, tossing all five official innings. He struck out nine and walked just one.

The Warriors host Hopkins Academy on Monday while Pioneer hosts Franklin County Technical School.

Frontier 12, Greenfield 6 — Frontier Regional School piled up 15 hits and then survived a late rally by Greenfield High School to earn a 12-6 victory in a HL West Division baseball game Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Field in Greenfield.

Frontier led 12-0 after scoring twice in the top of the sixth, but Greenfield got one run in the sixth and had scored five times in the seventh, and had the bases loaded with one out when thunderstorms rolled in and the game was called.

Matt Hildreth had two hits and three RBIs in the win, and Ben Arnold had two hits and two RBIs. Kalen Evans piled up three hits and one RBI, and Kade Gewanter had one hit and two RBIs. Arnold picked up the win, striking out 10 and walking one in six innings.

Tyler Townsley suffered the loss with three strikeouts and one walk in 4⅔ innings. Tyler Miner had three hits, including a double and two RBIs for the Green Wave, and Joel Peabody had two hits, including a double, and one RBI.

Belchertown 5, Turners 4 (8) — Brian Riley scampered home with the game-winning run, touching the plate after Cam Supple reached on an error with one out in the bottom of the eighth to enable Belchertown High School to capture a 5-4 win over Turners Falls High School in a Hampshire League West game Thursday in Belchertown.

Turners (8-8, 3-4 HL) led 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh, but the host Orioles (6-10, 2-6) scored twice in their final at-bat to force extra innings.

Quinn Doyle went the distance on the mound, allowing just two earned runs. He added a hit and an RBI at the plate.

Kyle Bergmann and Ryan Campbell had two hits each for Turners. Bergmann and Nick Croteau also drove in runs.

The Powertown, which held an 8-6 edge in hits but committed four errors, travels to Hopkins Academy today at 3:30.

McCann Tech 17, FC Tech 10 — Playing from behind for the majority of the contest, Franklin County Technical School couldn’t quite keep pace in a slugfest on Thursday afternoon.

The visiting Eagles allowed seven runs in the bottom of the second, and host McCann Technical School held on for a 17-10 win in Tri-County League play in North Adams.

Tech (7-10, 5-7 TCL) took a quick 2-0 lead with a pair in the top of the first before McCann responded with seven in the second and four in the third to ultimately jump out to an 11-4 advantage.

The Eagles cut into the margin in the top of the sixth, pulling within 14-10, but the Hornets (12-4, 9-2) answered with three in the home half to create some breathing room.

Caileb Milton and Nate Pelletier finished with three hits apiece for the Eagles. Sam Bobala and Sim Maniatty had two hits each, while Tim Fritz and Dan Momaney drove in a pair.

Mahar 15, Easthampton 1 — Senior Gabe O’Lari pounded out four hits and drove in four runs, and host Mahar Regional School took quick control with six runs in the bottom of the first en route to a dominant 15-1 victory over Easthampton High School in Hampshire League East action Thursday in Orange.

Sam Paul and Charlie Barnes had two hits apiece in the win for Mahar (8-9, 5-3), which moved within a game of the .500 mark. Zach Duguay drove in a pair of runs and Zack Geyster tripled for the Senators, which led 6-1 after one inning, 8-1 after two and 10-1 after three.

Paul earned the victory on the hill, striking out seven in four innings of work. Jake Berry and Miller Richardson tossed three combined innings of scoreless relief.

Smith Academy 8, Athol 1 — John Ferrara limited Athol High School to just one run over seven innings, striking out 10 batters in Smith Academy’s 8-1 Hampshire League East win on Thursday.

The victory halted the Red Raiders’ three-game winning streak, as Athol fell to 6-10 overall (2-6 HL).

Freshman Nick Bousquet paced Athol with three hits, while Joey Lehtomaki drove in the team’s lone run in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double that cut the deficit to 6-1. James Laford had two hits for the Raiders, while Kris Selanis contributed a double.

Smith (7-8, 6-2), which kept pace at the top of the HL East standings, opened up a 1-0 game with four runs in the third.