SOFTBALL
Cougars blank Athenians
North Putnam defeated Crawfordsville 23-0 in five innings on Wednesday. The Cougars outhit the Athenians 18-0.
Cougar pitcher Kierstin Conner struck out seven Crawfordsville batters and walked two in her first no-hit performance this season.
Athenian Kareena Shuler took the loss on the mound in the Monon Athletic Conference game.
Crawfordsville (0-4, 0-2 Mac) travels today to Attica (0-2). North Putnam (3-0, 2-0 MAC) played Monrovia on Thursday.
VOLLEYBALL
Athenians drop match to McCutcheon
Crawfordsville was defeated by McCutcheon 3-1 on Wednesday. Set scores were 11-25, 25-21, 6-25, 7-25.
Crawfordsville struggled to play consistently due to making 77 errors in the match.
Nolan Watt recorded seven kills and Collin Simpson added six. Andrew McCoy led the Athenians with 13 assists.
“We got caught in a mental trap and couldn’t break out of the funk in the final two sets,” Athenian Coach Javan Callison said. “Despite the final score, we started the match positively. There were tons of positives from tonight, especially throughout the second set. When we are able to get a good pass up and run our system, the results were super positive.”
Crawfordsville played Thursday at Harrison.
