The Batesville boys 9th grade basketball team opened up 2016 by improving to 7-3 on the season with a 37-28 win at home against Lawrenceburg.
The Dogs came out strong for their first game after a two week Christmas break. The Tigers narrowed the bulldog lead to 1 late in the third quarter but the dogs responded and were able to pull ahead for a solid lead in the 4th quarter.
Devin Scripture lead all scorers with 12 points, scoring both inside and from 3 point range. Alex Westerfeld and Gus Cooper also contributed 8 points each. Tyler Myers dominated on the boards and helped keep many offensive possessions alive.
The team is in action again Thursday when they host Connersville.
Score by quarter vs Lawrenceburg: BHS: 9 20 26 37. LHS: 5 12 23 28.
Scoring: Lane Oesterling 5, Sam Giesting 0, Gus Cooper 8, Nathan Eckstein 2, Devin Scripture 12, Alex Westerfeld 8, Tyler Myers 2, Kevin Salatin 0, and Charlie Prickel 0
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Michael Lanning.