Sports Daily Digest October 5, 2024

In Week Seven high school football action last night, Batesville rolled over Greensburg 65-16…East Central hammered Connersville 62-6…Providence topped Milan 35-21…Franklin County bounced South Dearborn 41-7…It was North Decatur all over North Daviess 54-6…Switzerland County knocked off South Decatur 26-6…and Lawrenceburg defeated Rushville 38-6.

Terry Francona will be formally introduced by the Reds on Monday as the team’s new manager. Francona and the team agreed on a three-year deal, with a club option for 2028.

Batesville is in sixth place in the team competition heading into the second round of the IHSAA girls golf state finals in Carmel. Bulldog junior Ava South and East Central sophomore Rowan Pies are among a group of individual golfers tied for fourth. Batesville senior Addie Weiler is in a group tied for 38th.

Four Major League Baseball Division Series get underway today and tonight. In the American League, Detroit is at Cleveland and Kansas City visits the New York Yankees. The National League best-of-five series starting up are the New York Mets at Philadelphia and San Diego at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In college football today, #23 and undefeated Indiana is at Northwestern…Purdue travels to Wisconsin…Ball State is home against Western Michigan…Indiana State goes to Youngstown State…Butler welcomes in Morehead State…and Louisville entertains SMU.

In the NFL tomorrow, the 1-3 Bengals host the 2-2 Baltimore Ravens in an AFC North battle; the 2-2 Colts are in Jacksonville to take on the 0-4 Jaguars in an AFC South tilt. Kickoff for both games is 1:00.

And the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs continue tomorrow at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.