ST. LOUIS (AP) — This time, Anthony DeSclafani turned in the gem for the Cincinnati Reds.

DeSclafani tossed six scoreless innings, and Cincinnati bashed five homers in a 12-1 victory over St. Louis on Friday night that snapped the Cardinals’ five-game win streak.

The Reds’ rotation hasn’t allowed an earned run in its last 17 innings. Luis Castillo threw six scoreless innings in a 4-2 win over Atlanta on Thursday. Tanner Roark went his final four innings without an earned run in a 3-1 loss on Wednesday.

“It’s fun watching all these guys go out there and have success,” DeSclafani said. “We just learn from each other as well. Hopefully, it’s something we can keep on doing.”
Joey Votto, Yasiel Puig and Eugenio Suarez homered as Cincinnati won for the sixth time in eight games. Jose Peraza and Jesse Winker also connected, and Curt Casali finished with three hits and four RBIs.

St. Louis ace Miles Mikolas (2-2) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He pitched eight effective innings in a 10-2 victory over the New York Mets in his previous start.

Matt Carpenter had two hits and walked twice for St. Louis, which finished with eight hits. Carpenter scored on Paul DeJong’s single in the eighth for the Cardinals’ only run.

DeSclafani (1-1) gave up four hits in a 91-pitch outing. He struck out six and walked three.

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St. Louis right-hander Dakota Hudson (1-1, 5.89 ERA) will start the second game of the three-game series on Saturday against right-hander Tyler Mahle (1-3, 3.52 ERA). Hudson pitched a career-high five innings to earn his first win as a starter on Sunday. Mahle is seeking to stop a two-game skid and is 1-1 with a 4.35 ERA in two career starts against St. Louis.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — David Montgomery used to draw inspiration watching highlights of Walter Payton on his grandfather’s VCR, so consider this a moment of sweetness.

The Chicago Bears addressed one of their biggest needs with their first pick in the draft, trading up with the New England Patriots to take the star running back from Iowa State on Friday night.

Montgomery said he felt “grateful, blessed.” And being drafted by Chicago was particularly special.

“I watched Walter Payton when I was younger,” he said. “Seeing how he ran, trying to correlate a lot of the ways he ran into my game.”

Chicago moved up 14 spots to grab Montgomery at No. 73 overall, making him the first Cyclones player drafted since 2014. The 5-foot-10, 222-pound Montgomery ran for 2,925 yards and 26 touchdowns in three seasons. He had 1,216 yards rushing and 13 TDs as a junior.

Chicago also acquired a sixth-round pick (205), while New England got the No. 87 pick and a fifth-rounder (162) this year as well as a fourth-round selection in 2020.

“He’s just a well-rounded back,” general manager Ryan Pace said. “It’s everything you look for in a running back, starting with his instincts, his vision, his ability to make people miss. He’s just a well-rounded player. Good hands. He fits the offense very well.”

The Bears had a long wait with no picks in the first two rounds for the first time since 2010. They came into the draft in a far different spot after winning the NFC North at 12-4 in coach Matt Nagy’s first season. The Monsters of the Midway ended a string of four straight last-place finishes and made the playoffs for just the second time since the 2006 team’s Super Bowl run.

They sent their first-round pick this year to Oakland in the blockbuster deal for All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack just before the start of last season. And they dealt their second-rounder to New England a year ago when they traded up to get receiver Anthony Miller in the second round.

Montgomery is known as a calm, patient runner with size and toughness and a knack for breaking tackles. He ranked third in the Big 12 in yards rushing per game at 101.3 last season.

Montgomery also had 71 receptions over three years despite playing in a run-based offense. And Pace sees someone with “natural hands” who can be a good route runner.

His ability to catch passes out of the backfield is a big plus, considering Nagy’s system favors running backs who can do just that.

The Southeast Valley boys and South Central Calhoun girls track teams were winners on Friday at the South Central Calhoun Meet.

Girls Team Scores

1. South Central Calhoun 158
2. Sioux Central 146
3. Kuemper Catholic 144
4. Ar-We-Va 43
5. East Sac County 22
6. SCC JV 3

Full results here.

Boys Team Scores

1. Southeast Valley 176
2. Sioux Central 123
3. South Central Calhoun 102
4. Ar-We-Va 71
5. Kuemper Catholic 55
6. East Sac County 43
7. SE Valley JV 15
8. SCC JV 2

Full results here.

The Sidney girls and Bedford boys track teams took titles home from the Bedford Invitational on Friday.

Girls Team Scores

1. Sidney 187
2. Lenox 165
3. Bedford 109
4. Orient-Macksburg 31
5. Essex 26
6. Clarinda Academy 9

Boys Team Scores

1. Bedford 183
2. Sidney 135
3. Lenox 105
4. East Union 84
5. Essex 32
6. South Page 11
7. Orient-Macksburg 9

Full results here.

The Glenwood boys track team came out on top of the Red Oak Tiger Relays on Friday night.

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 90
2. Lewis Central 76
3. Woodbine 75
4. CB Thomas Jefferson 69
5. Shenandoah 68
6. Red Oak 58
7. Clarinda 47
8. Atlantic 36
9. Clarinda Academy 25
10. Creston 14
11. Tri-Center 11
12. Harlan 10
13. St. Albert 10

Full results here.

Girls Soccer

• Atlantic 4, Harlan 0 (Alyssa Ginther scored two goals and became the school record holder for goals in a career with 21. Kayla Mauk and Tatum Grubbs each had a goal for the Trojans as well. Emma Templeton and Kenzie Waters had an assist each in the win.)
• Denison-Schleswig 3, Creston 2. (Alex Mohr with a hat trick for the Lady Monarchs)
• Lewis Central 1, Scotus Catholic 0
• Millard South 1, CB Thomas Jefferson 0 OT
• Sioux City West 7, Missouri Valley 0
• Treynor 12, Logan-Magnolia 0

Boys Soccer

• Harlan 4, Atlantic 0
• Riverside 3, Tri-Center 1
• Storm Lake 2, Denison-Schleswig 1
• Treynor 10, Logan-Magnolia 0

Girls Tennis

Lewis Central 7, Atlantic 2 (Atlantic winners: Tessa Grooms in Singles, Hana Holtz/Gene Martinez in Doubles)
Clarke 5, Creston 4
Shenandoah 8, CB Abraham Lincoln 1

Boys Tennis

Atlantic 6, Lewis Central 3 (Atlantic winners: Nile Petersen, Ethan Williams, Grant Sturm in Singles. Brody O’Brien/Jesse Reid, Petersen/Grant Sturm in Doubles)
Ballard 8, Kuemper Catholic 3

Girls Golf

• AHSTW 249, Underwood 271 (Medalist: Emma Jorgensen, AHSTW 51)
• Boyer Valley 205, Logan-Magnolia 281, West Monona 302. (Medalist: Maci Miller, Boyer Valley 49)
• CAM 205, West Central Valley 220, Woodward-Granger 240, Exira-EHK 246. (Medalist: Sammi Jahde, CAM 46. Runner-Up: Jacey Anthofer, Exira-EHK 49.)
• Missouri Valley 209, Treynor 256. (Medalist: Madison Lease, Missouri Valley 48)

Boys Golf

• Bedford 181, Lamoni 200. (Medalist: Monte Wehrkamp, Bedford 43.
• Boyer Valley 183, Woodbine 197, West Monona 224. (Medalist: Grant Kenkel, Boyer Valley 40.
• Exira-EHK 169, CAM 172, Woodward-Granger 183, West Central Valley 196 (Medalist: Will Carroll, Exira-EHK 38. Runner-Up: Ethan Arp, CAM 39.
• Kuemper Catholic 156, Harlan 158. (Medalist: Cole Collison, Kuemper Catholic 35.
• Treynor 175, Missouri Valley 204. (Medalist: Joey Konz, Treynor 39)
• Underwood 189, AHSTW 208. (Medalist: Coby Fink, Underwood 38)