The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Eastern Hancock High School to kick off their 2022-2023 competitive season.
The Bulldogs had a 3-way meet with the host Royals and visiting Trojans from New Castle. New Castle swept the double-dual scoring with Batesville falling to both teams.
“With this being our first meet, we couldn’t be happier with the performances from our young ladies,” said head coach Greg McMullen. “We’ve been focusing on a lot of technique to start our season so we knew we’d struggle toward the end of this meet on the endurance side, but our girls were resilient and finished extremely strong.”
First-year swimmer and exchange student Alba Garcia-Villena had the top finish with a third-place finish in the 50 Free.
Garcia-Villena, Sarah Bedel, and Taylor Blanton tied for scoring with 4 points each. Isabel Raab, Ella Moster, Emma Miller, and Samantha Adams rounded out the scoring.
McMullen closed with these thoughts, “as we continue to progress through the season we expect our team to continue to grow. The conversations we’ve heard are showing us these ladies are dedicated to growing. We need to keep the focus on improving in and out of the pool to continue this growth dynamic.”
TEAM SCORES
Women
Eastern Hancock 86, Batesville 63
New Castle 115, Batesville 44
New Castle 108, Eastern Hancock 51
NOTABLES
The Bulldogs swam to 5 personal best times tonight and included:
Sarah Bedel and Isabel Raab (200IM)
Ella Moster (100 Breast, 200 Free, 50 Breast)
Taylor Blanton (50-back [relay leadoff[)
UP NEXT
The Batesville Bulldogs will travel to Connersville High School on November 29 for their first co-ed meet of the season.
Submitted by the school’s athletic department.