Junior JJ Montenegro fired the first no-hitter for the Rangers since April 2, 2015, striking out 11 batters in a 7-0, University Interscholastic League (UIL) District 9-6A-opening win over Sunset on Thursday evening at Mercy Street Field.

Montenegro, who improved to 2-2 on the year, found support from the Ranger offense, which scored seven runs on 13 hits. Senior Kyle Muller hit his 12th home run of the year, a two-run bomb in the sixth that bolstered the lead to 6-0. Classmate Jared Kengott went 3-for-4 from the plate, driving in a run while scoring two, while senior Bryce Bonner and junior Will Guzman recorded two hits each.

Seniors Matt Horvath and Connor Lynch alongside Kengott, Guzman and junior Jake Ryan additionally drove in runs for the Blue and Gold, ranked No. 20 in the most recent TXHighSchoolBaseball.com poll, released on Mar. 14.

Montenegro struck out a pair of batters in the first before Jesuit (13-4-2, 1-0-0) plated a run in the second after Lynch forced a bases-loaded walk. Guzman sent a scorching ground ball through the right side to score Muller for the Rangers' second run before Montenegro struck out the side in the third.

An error put a Sunset runner aboard in the fourth, but Bonner erased the threat with a 2-3-4 putout on a Bison stolen base attempt. Montenegro fanned six batters between the fourth and sixth inning to set the stage for the final frame, while a double to left center in the fifth by Horvath, Muller's two-run home run in the sixth and a fielder's choice RBI by Ryan gave the Rangers the 7-0 advantage.

In the seventh, two runners reached base on errors before Montenegro forced a fly out to right field and a game-ending, 6-3 double play to clinch the no-hitter.

Jesuit Dallas will welcome Sunset to Wright Field for a 7:30 p.m. matchup on Friday evening.