Dexter Statesnman Roundup: Dexter wins season opener;Advance improves to 2-0

Dexter 6 Poplar Bluff 3

The Dexter Bearcat tennis team opened its season with a 6-3 win over Poplar Bluff.

Dexter's doubles team of Logan Jones and Rhyder Williams earned the Bearcats' first point of the season defeating Matthew Penn and Isaac Cato  8-4.

Dexter's top seeded singles player Peyton Boles rallied from an 0-5 deficit to defeat Angelo Sorrentino 9-7.

Other Singles results:

Dexter's Lawson Blocker defeated Alejandro RIvetti 8-5

Poplar Bluff's Tavian Towns defeated Cooper Worley 8-5

Dexter's Drew Chamberlain defeated Carson Todd 8-4

Poplar Bluff's Matthew Penn defeated Logan Jones in a tiebreaker 9-8 (7-4)

Dexter's Rhyder Williams defeated Isaac Cato 8-3

Doubles results

Dexter's Peyton Boles and Cooper Worley defeated Angelo Sorrentino and Alejandro Rivetti 8-5

Poplar Bluff's Tavian Towns and Carson Todd defeated Lawson Blocker and Drew Chamberlain 8-6

Dexter's Logan Jones and Rhyder Williams defeated Matthew Penn and Isaac Cato  8-4

Dexter was scheduled to host its Courts for Cancer event this afternoon (Friday) but the event has been postponed due to rain. A make up date will be announced at a later date.

Advance 7 Greenville 4

The Advance Lady Hornets softball team improved to 2-0 on the season after defeating Greenville 7-4. Advance's Addison Carlton pitched a complete game giving up four earned runs and recording 12 strikeouts.

Kaylee Cline went 3 for 3 at the plate driving in a run and scoring two runs. Maggie Stubenrauch and Ava Bowling each drove in two runs for Advance while Lily McLeary and Harley Daniels each drove in a run.

Advance is next scheduled to be in action Saturday at the Puxico Softball Tournament.