Batesville routes Franklin County to earn spot in Sectional title game

On Friday night, the Batesville Bulldogs earned their way into the Sectional Championship game, getting a dominant win over Franklin County 53-26.

The Bulldogs built up a 10-point lead by half-time, but did the most damage in the second half, outscoring the Wildcats 27-10 in the second half.

Batesville’s top scorer in the game was Sam Johnson, with 14 points.

Quinn Gillman put up a team leading 11 points for Franklin County.

Box Score

Batesville               11    15   20    7 = 53

Franklin County    8      8     4    6 = 26

The Wildcats end their season with 10-14 record.

Batesville will try to win their first sectional title in 4 years when they play the host school Greensburg in the Sectional Championship this evening at 7:30 pm. The game can be heard on 103.9 WRBI, with pregame coverage will beginning around 7:00 pm.