Wildcats pull away from Independence
Published 7:00 am Saturday, March 5, 2016
Several players had big games, as Varnado was victorious over Class 3A Independence, 14-5, in Tuesday’s road game.
Xavier Moses had a hit in all three at-bats and he drew two walks. Two of the hits were triples and he drove in three runs. Moses also scored twice.
Jaylan Jefferson went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs and two walks. On the mound, he got the win, throwing a complete game and allowing two earned runs with 12 strikeouts and nine walks.
Dearius Parker posted two hits, including a triple, an RBI and a run.
Jermaine Sanders was 2-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt and a safety squeeze. He finished with two RBIs.
Courtesy runner Jaccourius Bickham stole a base and scored four times.
Varnado led 6-5 through five innings, but the Wildcats pulled away late by scoring five in the sixth and three in the seventh.