Blue Team plays for conference championship

Eighth grade members of the Jeff Davis Middle School Blue Team are, from left, Anderson Varnadore, Karson Morris, Justin Torres, Jace Crosby, Austin Kidd, Brantlee Stapleton, Lane Hatton, Tate Lytle, Colt Carter and Bryce Griffin. (Photo by Lauren Dixon).

The Jeff Davis Middle School Blue Team easily topped Swainsboro in the conference tournament semifinals Monday 20-5. The young Jackets had 19 hits, 10 for extra bases, including 6 home runs as they disposed of Swainsboro in 3 innings.
The Blue Team plays for the conference championship this Thursday at West Laurens Middle School.
Jace Crosby and Justin Torres both had 2 homers, and Anderson Varnadore and Kaleb White also hit round-trippers. Torres had 11 total bases as he went 4-for-4 with a single, a double, 2 homers and 5 RBI. Crosby also went 4-for-4 with 2 singles, 2 homers and 4 RBI.
Varnadore had a double, a single and 3 RBI, Clay Ryals had a single and a triple, Colt Carter had a single, a double and 2 RBI, Karson Morris singled twice, White had a home run and 2 RBI, and Austin Kidd and Jace King both had a single and an RBI.
Torres pitched 2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits, a walk and 3 strikeouts. Carter pitched an inning, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits, walking none and fanning 2.
Score by innings:
SMS 2 0 3 – 5
Blue 4 9 7 -20