Batesville Wrestling

BHS Wrestling fought hard at the East Central 8-way going 15-10 in individual matches but went 1-4 due to giving up 5 to 7 forfeits each dual. The Bulldogs started the day with an 18-64 loss to East Central with Damien Dance, Andrew Jones, and Max Amberger winning by pin. In the second round, the bulldogs fell short to Lawrenceburg 30-33 David Maher and Damien Dance won by pin while AJ Dance, John Dirkhising, and Andrew Jones received forfeits. The Bulldogs picked up a 42-30 win against Cambridge City Lincoln in the 3rd round with Brady Wonnel and Damien Dance winning by pin while AJ Dance, Cade Simonson, David Maher, John Dirkhising, and Andrew Jones won by forfeit.  The fourth round saw the bulldog tie with Rushville but lose the criteria tiebreaker based on forfeits, scoring 42-43. 6 Bulldogs won by pin with Cade Simonson, David Maher, Brady Wonnell, Damien Dance, John Dirkhising, and Max Amberger picking up falls while Andrew Jones received a forfeit. The final round saw the bulldogs Lose in a close dual to Guerin Catholic 30-32 with Damien Dance winning by pin while David Maher, Brady Wonnel, John Dirkhising, and Max Amberger received forfeits. Damien Dance went 5-0 while John Dirkhising went 4-0. Andrew Jones and David Maher went 4-1. The Bulldogs move to 4-14 and 2-8 in the EIAC competition. The Bulldogs will travel to Switzerland County on Tuesday, December 20th for a dual.

 
Dual Scores
Batesville 18 East Central 64
Batesville 30 Lawrenceburg 33
Batesville 42 Cambridge City Lincoln 30
Batesville 42 Rushville 43
Batesville 30 Guerin Catholic 32

Submitted by the school’s athletic department.