By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada golf team played in a four-team Northwest Conference match Thursday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

The co-host Pirates won with 175 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (184), Crestview (203) and Ada (211). It was the lowest team score of the season for the Bulldog boys.

Junior Dexter Woods paced Ada with a season-low score of 49. Senior Jacob Morgan was close behind with a round of 50. Andrew Rush contributed a 53, while Geddes Klingler rounded out the Ada scorers with a 59.

Kamron Wilkerson added a 60 and Jack Baumgartner recorded a 65 for the other purple and gold scores.

Kenny Lovett of Bluffton was match medalist with a 39.

The Ada linksters are 0-9 and 0-4 in the NWC. Bluffton improved to 3-0 in league play with the victory. Grove and Crestview are each 1-1 in the NWC.

Ada will play next Monday, Aug. 17 at the Bluffton Golf Course in a three-team conference event with Allen East and Paulding. Play is scheduled to tee off at 10 a.m.