The Batesville Boys 9th Grade Basketball season came to a close Saturday in the first round of the EIAC tournament. The dogs were defeated by the South Dearborn Knights by a score of 38-36.
The game was close the entire way and was even tied 21-21 at half. The Knights ended the 3rd quarter with a 3/4 court shot to go up 3 entering the 4th quarter. The Bulldogs responded but never could quite overcome the momentum The Knights seemed to control. Alex Westerfeld had 10 points and Cooper Williams chipped in 7.
Batesville ends the season with a record of 9-6.
Score by quarter vs South Dearborn: BHS: 8 21 30 36, SDHS: 7 21 33 38.
Bulldogs Scoring: Lane Oesterling 4, Sam Giesting 0, Gus Cooper 3, Nathan Eckstein 4, Cooper Williams 7, Devin Scripture 4, Alex Westerfeld 10, Tyler Myers 2, Kevin Salatin 2, and Charlie Prickel 0.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Michael Lanning.
The Batesville Girls C-Team defeated Greensburg 26-8 in the opening round of The EIAC Tournament.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Elliott Tekulve.