Vardaman proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Shannon Red Raiders 5-4. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Cooper Easley
| 02/19/26 vs Shannon | 4 |
| 02/12/26 vs Smithville | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Shannon | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Columbus | 1 |
Cooper Easley made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Grant Parker was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Vardaman's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Shannon, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Vardaman wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 13-0 victory against Bruce on the 21st. Shannon has also already played their next matchup (against Thrasher), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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