Notre Dame improved to 5-1 with an eight-stroke victory against Sikeston in a dual meet Wednesday at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson.
Notre Dame finished with a score of 166; Sikeston had 174.
Clayton Eftink led the Bulldogs with a 4-over-par 40, while Will Lindman shot a 41, Tyler Menz shot a 42 and Brandon Holzum shot a 43.
Sikeston's E.C. Atchison was the medalist with a 39.
JV -- ND 203, Sikeston 239; ND JV medalist -- Austin Hunter 48
Central's loss on the road marked its first defeat of the season and also the first time the Tigers lost to Dexter in Central coach Bud Craven's 12-year career.
Kevin Rohatgi, Carson Kelley and Alex Kies all won singles matches for Central (2-1), and Rohatgi and Kies teamed up for the Tigers' lone doubles victory.
Singles
1. Kevin Rohatgi (C) def. Jake Smith 9-7
2. Carson Kelley (C) def. Gabe Smith 8-5
3. Derek Roberts (D) def. David Deischer 8-5
4. Aaron Lavender (D) def. Drew Kiel 8-4
5. Derek Clark (D) def. Josiah Johnson 8-6
6. Alex Kies (C) def. Thomas Fowler 8-1
Doubles
1. Jake Smith-Roberts (D) def. Kelley-Deischer 9-7
2. Rohatgi-Kies (C) def. Gabe Smith-Clark 8-6
3. Lavender-Admire (D) def. Kiel-Johnson 8-4
JV -- Central 7, Dexter 6
Leopold fell to 1-4 with a home loss.
Stacy Peters led the Wildcats with three hits, and teammate Kelly Stause added two.
Tyler Clubb suffered his first pitching loss, allowing five hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Bloomfield 100 350 0 -- 9 9 1
Leopold 000 000 1 -- 1 7 3
WP -- D. Rickman. LP -- Tyler Clubb, 0-1. 2B -- E. Pfeffer (B). Multiple hits -- Bloomfield, J. Monroe 2-3; Leopold, Kelly Stause 2-4, Stacy Peters 3-4. Records -- Leopold, 1-4.
Lori VanderMierden had a home run, a triple and four RBIs to lead Leopold to a home win.
Mary Beth Bohnsack pitched five innings, allowing just four hits in the shutout. Samantha Bueter and VanderMierden had three hits apiece for Leopold (4-1).
Bloomfield 000 00 -- 0 4 x
Leopold 522 02 -- 11 9 x
WP -- Mary Beth Bohnsack, 4-1. LP -- Lindsey. HR -- Lori VanderMierden (L). 2B -- Amber Nenninger (L). 3B -- VanderMierden (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold, VanderMierden 3-3; Samantha Bueter 3-3; Maggie Seiler 2-3. Records -- Leopold 4-1.
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