Overview
- Orchard Park defeated East Aurora by 65 strokes at Orchard Park Country Club.
- Claire Brady shot a match-low 38 with two birdies, and Eliana Wierzbowski added a 42.
- Ariana Ward led East Aurora with a 58.
- Orchard Park improved to 9-0 overall, while East Aurora finished the match at 1-5.
Claire Brady shot a 38 with two birdies to lead Orchard Park to a 186–251 girls golf victory over East Aurora on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Orchard Park Country Club.
Brady earned medalist honors as Orchard Park improved to 9-0 overall. Eliana Wierzbowski followed with a 42, while Marissa Leffler shot a 52 and Gabriella (Gabi) Hill added a 54 to complete the home team's four counting scores.
Orchard Park recorded a lower combined score on each of the nine holes. Their largest advantage on a single hole came on the third, where their four counting golfers totaled 18 strokes to East Aurora's 31. Those steady gains produced the final 65-stroke margin.
Ariana Ward paced East Aurora with a 58. Iuliia Karpenko finished at 60, Charolotte Roycroft shot a 65, and Abby Jetty added a 68 to round out East Aurora's team total.
With Tuesday's performance included, Brady had five medalist honors and eight birdies for the season.
East Aurora fell to 1-5 overall. The cross-division match left Orchard Park's ECIC Large record at 3-0 and East Aurora's ECIC Small record at 1-0.
ECIC Small standings
Through Oct. 6:
| Rank | Team | Overall | Division | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Aurora | 1-5 | 1-0 | 1503 | 1168 |
| 2 | Williamsville North | 5-2 | 2-0 | 1311 | 1400 |
| 3 | Starpoint | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1545 | 1428 |
| 4 | Depew | 0-8 | 0-3 | 1954 | 1567 |
ECIC Large standings
Through Oct. 6:
| Rank | Team | Overall | Division | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orchard Park | 9-0 | 3-0 | 1503 | 1950 |
| 2 | Lancaster | 6-2 | 2-1 | 1550 | 1786 |
| 3 | Williamsville East/South | 4-4 | 1-2 | 1641 | 1673 |
| 4 | Clarence | 4-4 | 0-3 | 1699 | 1756 |