The Mathews High School golf team competed against Essex on Monday at the Hobbs Hole Golf Course in Tappahannock. The MHS golfers had a score of 210, while Essex won the match with a 192, according to MHS coach Jake Jackson.
Chase Ambrose led Mathews golfers with a score of 44 followed by Bryce West with a 49. Hunter Byrd of Essex had the low score of the day with a 39.
“As a team score, these young men are still improving,” Jackson said. “The progress I see in everyone on the team is unbelievable for these guys. Most of them have only been playing for such a short period of time.”
Mathews was scheduled to host Rappahannock on Wednesday at the Piankatank River Golf Club, Hartfield.
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