Patch shuts down Rangers

NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio — Daniel Patch faced 20 batters. He struck out all but three of them.

Patch shut down the Rangers and Brock Dues provided the offense as the Fort Recovery High School baseball team got an 11-0, six-inning victory against New Knoxville on Thursday.

The Indians move to 4-4 (2-1 Midwest Athletic Conference) while New Knoxville dipped to 1-9 (0-3 MAC).

Patch, a sophomore, struck out the first seven Ranger batters before allowing his only walk with one out in the third inning. He then fanned six in a row until Jay Waterman hit a single, the only hit Patch gave up on the evening. Patch was efficient, too, throwing 77 pitches, 58 for strikes, and getting a half dozen called third strikes.

Dues had a double, two singles and two RBIs for the FRHS offense. Derek Lochtefeld added a triple, and Landon Post hit a double. Troy Homan collected two RBIs on a single and two walks.



Jay gets ACAC win

BLUFFTON — Jay County’s girls tennis team picked up a 4-1 win against the Bluffton Tigers on Thursday in Allen County Athletic Conference action.

The Patriots (3-0, 1-0 ACAC) won both doubles matches and two of the singles contests.

Lilly Hedges and Holly Hemmelgarn dropped the first set of their No. 2 doubles tilt 7-5, but rallied to take the final two, 6-1, 6-3, for the three-set win. At No. 1 doubles, Madison Dirksen and Rachel Muhlenkamp teamed to win 7-5, 6-2.

Grace Brewster had a three-set marathon in her No. 1 singles match. She won the first set 7-5 before losing 6-4. She flipped the script in set three, 6-4, for the victory.

Lyric Garringer got a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles.

Kierston Blunk lost 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.

Brenna Haines, Courtney Benter and Maggie Dillon all had junior varsity singles victories. Junior varsity doubles teams getting wins were Heaven Hambrock and Chelsea Blankenship; Allison Byrum and Paulina Esquivel; Melana Zimmerman and Haylee Zimmerman.



Golf wins

SELMA — The Jay County boys golf team matched its score from Monday and got a 170-194 victory against the host Wapahani Raiders on Thursday at Cardinal Hills Golf Course.

Freshman Caleb DeRome paced the Patriots (2-0) with 6-over-par 41. Senior Griffin Mann, junior Kyle Sanders and freshman Simon Pryor each followed with matching rounds of 43.

Brock DeHoff shot 44, but his score did not factor into the team total.