Prep Roundup: Schmidt homers twice in Pope win
Mar. 14—Kent Schmidt homered twice and drove in four as Pope beat North Forsyth 9-2 on Monday.
Eli Overstreet was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while John Stuetzer was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Logan Rapp had two hits, Andrew Nelms had a double and Jack Myers added two RBIs.
Pope (11-3) hosts Northview on Thursday.
BOYS TENNIS
Monday
Walton 5, Osborne 0: Tyler Jones and Jerry Chenn won singles matches 6-0, 6-0 to help lead the Raiders to a Region 5AAAAAAA victory.
Will Sasadu won 6-1, 6-1, while the doubles teams won by forfeit.
Walton (6-0) was set to host North Cobb on Tuesday.
Mount Paran Christian 3, Pace Academy 2: The doubles team of Ben Moultrie and Angelo Touma came back from a set down to win 2-6, 6-2, 10-7 to help the Eagles hold on.
Dillon Santana (6-0, 7-5) and Baker Watson (4-6, 6-2, 10-4) won singles matches.
Mount Paran (5-2) was set to host North Cobb Christian on Tuesday.
GIRLS TENNIS
Monday
Walker 3, Wheeler 2: Anjali Kanuru and the doubles team of Maya Patel and Jasmine Jokhai won their matches 6-1, 6-0 to help the Wolverines claim the non-region victory.
The doubles team of Roshni Patel and Shri Dhamotharan won 6-4, 6-1 to complete the scoring.
Walker was set to host Coretta Scott King on Tuesday.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Friday
Kell 15, Cherokee 13: Holland Sutter had six goals and three assists to help lead the Longhorns to victory.
Lindsey King and Kayley Ferrell each had three goals, Emily Purselle had two and Alyse Keels added a goal and two assists.
Joy Abson made 11 saves in net.
