Cougar bats go wild in romp over Chargers; Tiger Cub tennis claims win over Pioneers

LINDEN – North Putnam’s offense hadn’t gotten the kind of run production it had at the start of the season over the previous week.

The Cougars course corrected a bit Monday at North Montgomery, pounding out 23 hits in a 25-6 walloping of the Chargers.

North Putnam started with five hits in its first six at-bats with Kyndal Brewer bringing home two on a double while Karyssa Miller plated a run on a single and Mackenzie Mason brought home two more to make it 5-0.

The hosts pulled two back in the bottom of the first but the Cougar hit parade was marching along as Emma Williams and Brewer plated runs before Kylie Rust hit a two-run bomb to make it 9-2.

Miller scored on a wild pitch while Mason scored on an error before Ashlynn Stacks plated a run with a double to make it 12-2.

The Chargers added three runs in the bottom of the second but the visitors steamed along as Miller singled in the first run of the third, later scoring on a steal of home, before Stacks plated a run with a single to make it 15-5.

North Montgomery pulled a run back in the third Mason scored on a wild pitch in the fourth while Morgan Mason pushed two runs across to make it 18-6.

Hailee Daigle punched a run in before Brilye Schmitz added two more with a double with Morgan Mason added the coup de gras with a three-run blast to make it 24-6.

North Putnam 573 90 — 24 23 6

North Montgomery 231 00 — 6 4 3

WP — Miller 3 1/3 IP, R, 2 K

LP — Delp 5 IP, 23 H, 24 R (14 ER), 2 BB, 3 K

HR — Rust, Mo. Mason

2B — Schmitz (2), Brewer (2), Stacks, Miller; Ramey

RBI — Ma. Mason (3), Mo. Mason (3), Stacks (3), Brewer (3), Miller (2), Rust (2), H. Daigle, Schmitz, Williams; Ramey (2), Freeman

Cascade 12, Cloverdale 1 (5)

The Cadets jumped out to a 5-0 lead after an inning and kept the pressure up to knock the Clovers out in five innings.

Callie Smith recorded the lone RBI for Cloverdale, knocking in Hailey Caulkins after the latter tripled with two outs in the second inning.

"Cascade is definitely the best team we have played so far,” Cloverdale head coach Jaime Steffy said. “They are very fast, athletic, cover a lot of ground defensively and are a very fundamental sound team. That is a possible state finalist caliber type team.

"We competed and did some good things tonight. Yes, we weren't happy that we lost to a very good team, but we came out of the game with definitely some positive things to build upon and help our team continue to improve.”

Cloverdale 010 00 — 1 3 2

Cascade 531 3X — 12 14 0

WP — Walker 5 IP, 3 H, R (ER), 11 K

LP — Smith 4 IP, 14 H, 12 R (11 ER), K

HR — G. Gray

3B — Caulkins; R. Gray (2)

2B — Gruca

RBI — Smith; R. Gray (4), G. Gray (3), Allen, Pugh, Mansfield, Godby

Baseball

Greencastle 8, Southmont 0

The Tiger Cubs jumped out to a 4-0 lead and kept the Mounties from building any momentum as Treyten Clark scattered three hits over six innings while striking out seven in the win.

An error allowed Sam Gooch to score the opening run before Trevin Long grounded out to plate a second run.

Jaylen Bushong singled to plate the third run of the inning before an error allowed Jayce Spidel to reach safely while a run came in.

Another Southmont error allowed the hosts to add a run in the second while a misplay turned a Spidel groundout into a two-run play that made it 7-0 after three innings.

Long would add a final run in the sixth to complete the win.

Southmont 000 000 0— 0 3 5

Greencastle 412 001 X — 8 6 0

WP — Clark 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 K

LP — Hubble IP, 2 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K

2B — Hubble

RBI — Long (2), Bushong, Spidel

Girls’ Tennis

Greencastle 5, South Vermillion 0

Greencastle 3, Mooresville 2

The Tiger Cubs rolled through the Wildcats on Thursday, dropping two total games across five matches.

Allie Landry won 6-0, 6-1 over Amelia Craig at No. 1 singles while Maddie Landry won 6-1, 6-0 over Jessica Servis at No. 2 singles.

The remaining three matches were 6-0, 6-0 sweeps as Addie Fowley defeated Shirley Kennedy at No. 3 singles, Caroline Gooch and Sophie Riggle defeated Leah Sampson and Emily Vaugh at No. 1 doubles and Liberty Amis and Bella Monnett beat Carry Hamblen and Anna Zucca at No. 2 doubles.

Monday, Greencastle prevailed in a tough contest against the Pioneers with Allie Landry leading the charge at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Kate Oberle while Maddie Landry won 6-4, 6-0 over Maleah Soldaine at No. 2 singles.

Gooch and Riggle added the third point with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Alyssa Kline and Katherine Wymer at No. 1 doubles.

Fowler suffered a 6-3, 6-4 setback at No. 3 singles to Alicia Grider while Amis and Monnett were bested 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) by Hadley Miller and Madison Peacock at No. 2 doubles.