Baseball
Kirsch dazzles again in Charger win
North Montgomery junior Jarrod Kirsch showed yet again why he is one of if not the top pitcher in the Sagamore Conference Wednesday. After North Montgomery fell to Frankfort 2-1 on Tuesday, the Charger ace delivered yet another gem on the mound to get his team back in the win column as the Chargers narrowly came away with a 1-0 win.
On the mound Kirsch threw a complete game allowing just a single hit while striking out 11. The one Hot Dog hit came in the bottom of the fifth.
“Once again. Jarrod Kirsch was outstanding,” Charger coach Matt Voorhees said. “Although there were times that his command was a little off tonight he just kept battling on every single pitch that he threw. We had good defense behind him and we did a much better job competing at the plate against good pitching on their part.”
The Chargers were limited to just three hits of their own. Cade Cole, Austin Sulc, and Dylan Braun had the three Charger hits.
“Coach Dudley (Frankfort) and I spoke about how fun the games against each other actually are,” Voorhees added. “It seems like over the years all of these games are highly competitive. We battle against one another well. Although we only had three hits tonight we put the ball in play, forced them to make plays, and were able to execute and score a run which ultimately proved to be enough for Jarrod.”
With the win the Chargers improve to 10-6 (6-1 SAC). They’ll have some extended time off before welcoming Lebanon to Charger field next Tuesday.
Softball
Chargers complete SAC sweep
North Montgomery softball picked up a Sagamore conference sweep of Frankfort on Wednesday defeating the Hot Dogs 11-4. Tuesday the Chargers were winners 9-3 as now they see themselves on a two-game winning streak.
The Charger offense once again found its rhythm tallying 11 total hits. Blair Nichols led the way with going 3-4 and driving in a pair of runs. Freshman Ella McManomy went 2-4 and drove in a team-high three runs. Jaymie Freeman and Emma Pyle also drove in two runs each.
On the mound Piper Ramey picked up the win throwing a complete game while giving up just five hits. None of the four Hot Dog runs were earned and the sophomore struck out eight.
The Chargers improve to 3-10 (2-5 SAC). They’ll look to make it three straight wins on Friday when they return home to take on Faith Christian (4-6).
Girls Tennis
Mustangs earn narrow win over Mounties
Fountain Central and Southmont battled on Wednesday night as the two are teams met up in New Market. FC narrowly was able to take down the Mounties with a 3-2 win.
Brining home wins for the Mustangs was Haley Webb at one singles as she defeated Hanna Long 7-6(4), 6-4. Alydia Mellady at two singles bested the Mounties Marley Jones 6-3, 6-2 and the one doubles team of Marylee Muniz and Hannah Prickett rounded out the wins for the Mustangs with a 6-0, 6-0 win at one doubles over Southmont’s Olivia Surface and Courtlyn Carpenter.
Winning for the Mounties was Kela Johnson at three singles over Josie Harshbarger 6-3, 6-3. Haylee Hall and Jozee Jones defeated FC’s Kendall Eberly and Laney Hoagland 6-1, 7-5 at two doubles.
Southmont will be back at home this evening against Danville. Fountain Central will travel to Rossville also this evening.
Boys Golf
Chargers stay perfect with win over Frankfort
North Montgomery boys golf is still undefeated in dual meets in 2023. Wednesday the Chargers hosted the Frankfort Hot Dogs and came away with a 173-206 win over the Hot Dogs to move to a perfect 5-0 on the season.
Hayden Turner earned medalist honors for the Chargers with a 40. Alex Chapman ended the evening with a 43, Neal Jeffery a 44 and Haze Kashon rounded out the scoring for the Chargers with a 46.
North Montgomery will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to compete in the Lebanon Invite.
Mounties down Wolves
Southmont was back at home at the Crawfordsville Country Club on Wednesday when they hosted the Parke Heritage Wolves. South came away with a 168-174 win vs the Wolves.
Nolan Allen earned medalist honors for the Mounties with a 39. Austin Foley ended right behind him with a 40. Harrison Haddock carded a 43 and Luke Tesmer rounded out the scoring for the Mounties with a 46.
The Mounties will join the Chargers and Crawfordsville Saturday at the Lebanon Invite.
