Fort Recovery dominates New Knoxville Rangers

MINSTER, Ohio — The Indians have struggled to string wins together.

Another win brought them back to .500 with the chance to finish one game over in Midwest Athletic Conference play.

Fort Recovery High School’s boys golf team won in dominant fashion against the New Knoxville Rangers on Monday as they took down the MAC-foe 169-234 at Arrowhead Golf Club.

The Indians move to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the MAC before they travel to Mercer County Elks Golf Club to take on New Bremen on Thursday.

Keegan Muhlenkamp led the way for Fort Recovery with 41 strokes. He shot six pars in the round while earning match medalist honors.

He had a good day on the greens, only putting 16 times, averaging under two putts per hole.

New Knoxville’s John Gabel shot a 50 for the Rangers’ best score in the match. Despite being the best score for his team, all six Indians posted lower scores.

Alex Dues also had a good day on the greens, only having to putt 15 times in the round. The strong short game helped Dues to a 42.

Dues had four pars and a birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Both Nate Jutte and Reece LeFevre had 43 strokes in the round to finish the Indians’ team score. They combined for seven pars and seven bogeys. Jutte was also one of the three golfers that had only one double-par or worse.

Eli Lennartz shot a 44 while Matthew Romer shot a 45. Neither qualified for the team score.