Prep Report: Heritage Christian defeats Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central for third-straight sectional title

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A four-run fourth inning gave Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central the lead for the first time but Heritage Christian scored single runs over the last five innings to defeat the Tigers, 6-5, in the Sectional 42 championship game Monday at Park Tudor High School.

Four different Eagles drove in a run and Tyler Allemeier drove in two to lead Heritage Christian to its third-straight sectional championship.

Tripp Vaughan started for Heritage Christian (19-12) and pitched 5.2 innings, allowing eight hits, two walks and all five Triton Central runs. Will Ambrose and Allemeier closed out the win with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief work.

Bryce Haney took the loss for Triton Central (24-4), pitching six innings and allowing 10 hits and all six runs (four earned).

Hayden May had three hits and scored two runs. Nick Riggins had two hits and drove in two runs.

In other prep events.

Baseball

Sectional 60

At Jac-Cen-Del Monday, a duel between two of the top Mid-Hoosier Conference pitchers did not disappoint. South Decatur’s Devin Pate and Waldron’s Jacob Bennett combined to strike out 26 batters in the first semifinal contest.

Pate allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out 13 and the Cougars took advantage of four Waldron errors to earn a 4-0 victory.

Bennett went the distance and allowed five hits and two walks while striking out 13. Only one of the four runs scored were earned.

Brock Lane had a double and a home run and scored twice for South Decatur (15-5).

Waldron finished the season at 16-9, the most victories for the program since 1986 (16-4).

In the second semifinal, Southwestern avenged a pair of losses earlier in the season and eliminated North Decatur, 3-2.

A two-run sixth inning was the difference for the Spartans. Isaac Bunch had two hits, including a double and drove in a run. Chris Cecil also had a RBI in the win.

Bunch delivered on the mound as well. The junior scattered five hits and one walk while striking out eight Chargers in a complete-game performance.

That win propelled Southwestern into the sectional championship game against South Decatur Monday night.

The Cougars got another strong pitching performance from sophomore J.P. Scudder, who allowed just three hits and one walk, to secure a 4-1 victory and South Decatur’s first sectional championship since 1976.

Scudder collected 11 strikeouts for the Cougars (16-5).

Pate had two hits. Colby Rathburn drove in two runs. Scudder also had a double and RBI at the plate.

Southwestern ended its season with a 5-18 record.

Boys golf

Providence Invitational

At Champions Pointe, Shelbyville finished seventh in the team standings with a 317 team score.

Jake Garrison led the Golden Bears with a 77. Brock Wischmeyer followed at 78. Logan Tobian posted 79. Damiles McDuffey (83) and Logan Reinhart (90) completed the Shelbyville scorecard.

Girls tennis

Waldron’s Emerson Lindsey will face Northview’s Martina Sutherland in a regional semifinal match Saturday at Fishers High School.

In the other singles semifinal match at Fishers, Lawrence North’s Isabelle May takes on Blue River Valley’s Sydney Crisp.

The semifinal matches start at 10 a.m. The championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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