By Erik Harris, sports editor GARDENDALE — The Pinson Valley baseball team has dropped its opening Class 6A, Area 12 series of the season thanks to a 2-0 home loss on Tuesday followed by an 8-6 loss at Gardendale on Thursday. Thursday’s contest went back and forth with the Rockets (11-4, 2-0) surging for three decisive runs in their half of the sixth. The three-run blow broke a 5-5 tie and ultimately gave Gardendale the series-clinching win. Rocket center fielder CJ Bryant singled the go-ahead RBI up the middle in the sixth, sending two runs in for a 7-5 advantage. Nick Rigdon then stretched the cushion to three runs with a sacrifice fly into right-center field.