The Batesville Middle School 7th grade Boys basketball traveled to Waldron over the weekend where they place Runner-up in the Reindeer Roundup. In the First Game, the Bulldogs played Waldron where they were on the winning side 35-29. The first half of the game saw back-and-forth action with 6 different lead changes. To end a very exciting first half Levi Hunt hit a buzzer-beater to take the lead 19-16. The Second half was just as good as the bulldogs started to pull away with great defense. The dogs would get a 6-point lead late in the fourth and would hold on to win the game. Leading in scoring was Levi hunt with 13, Carson Meyer with 9, Jackson Peetz with 4, Camden Kaiser with 4, Winston Garret with 3, and Eli Denni with 2.
In the championship round, the Bulldogs faced Indian Creek and were on the losing end 32-59. The score doesn’t due justice for the fight the Bulldogs showed the whole game. Right away Indian Creek put the pressure on the dogs defensively and caused some turnovers that turned into points. The Bulldogs settled down and would end the first quarter trailing by 5. The Bulldogs wouldn’t be limited to only 5 points in the second quarter and the red-hot shooting from Indian Creek kept going would extend their lead to 13. The Bulldogs had a much better offensive game in the third quarter, but wouldn’t be enough and would eventually fall in the contest. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Carson Meyer with 12, Levi Hunt with 7, Jackson Peetz with 6, Camden Kaiser with 4, Eli Denni with 2, and Winston Garrett with 1.
The Bulldogs are now 6-6 on the season and will be back in action as they travel to Northside Middle School on Tuesday, December 6th and East Central on December 8th
Submitted by the school’s athletic department.