In high school football action last night, Batesville got past Milan in a back-and-forth contest 27-26 to keep possession of the Ripley County Bell…Harrison ended East Central’s 22-game winning streak by downing the Trojans 35-28…Franklin County rolled over Connersville 54-13…Greenfield-Central blanked Greensburg 35-0 in a game called due to lightning…Eastern Hancock topped North Decatur 34-8…South Dearborn shut out Madison 20-0…it was Rushville over Shelbyville 28-7…and Lawrenceburg blanked Taylor (Ohio) 15-0…The South Decatur at Shenandoah game was suspended due to lightning. The game will be picked up with 1:14 left in the 2nd quarter with the Raiders leading the Cougars 20-0.
The Reds dropped both ends of Friday’s split doubleheader with Milwaukee at Great American Ball Park. The Brewers won the opener 6-5 in 10 innings and took the nightcap 14-0. The series resumes this evening. Coverage begins at 6:45 on 103.9 WRBI.
In the WNBA, the Indiana Fever knocked off the Chicago Sky 100-81. Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and dished out 12 assists for the Fever, who square their record to 16-16 on the season.
The 2024 college football season kicks off today. Games on the schedule include Notre Dame at Texas A & M, Indiana hosting FIU in Curt Cignetti’s debut as coach of the Hoosiers, Indiana State at Purdue, Ball State against Missouri State, UC vs. Towson, Louisville entertains Austin Peay and Kentucky welcomes Southern Mississippi.
The NASCAR Cup Series is in Darlington, South Carolina for tomorrow night’s Cook Out Southern 500.
Indy Car has two races in Wisconsin this weekend: tonight’s Grand Prix of Milwaukee Race 1, and tomorrow afternoon’s Grand Prix of Milwaukee Race 2.