The Batesville boys 8th-grade basketball team traveled to Northside Middle School-Columbus Tuesday night and came home with a 67-56 victory.The Bulldogs used a hot first quarter to jump out to a 20 to 10 lead. At the half the Dogs had a 34 to 25 lead and sustained that lead throughout the second half. The lead got as low as 7 points and as high as 15 during the contest. Leading the Bulldogs in scoring for the game were James Hughes with 18 points, Carson Hartley with 14, Braydin Hughes with 13, Kamryn Holcomb with 11, Caleb Laker with 6, Kevan “Buckets” Smith with 3, and Rylan Yeager with 2. The Bulldog’s season record is now 12 wins and 1 loss. They next play Thursday night as they travel to Sunman Dearborn Middle School to take on the Trojans.
Submitted by the school’s athletic department.