Baseball Recap: Bluffton Tigers vs. Eastbrook Panthers
Bluffton entered their tilt with Eastbrook with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Eastbrook Panthers on Monday as they made off with a 17-7 victory. Bluffton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Lukas Gherett was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dane Schlagenhauf, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
On Eastbrook's side, Malakai Luthy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Luthy is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Bluffton pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Eastbrook, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Bluffton will be playing at home against Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Eastbrook, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oak Hill at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastbrook has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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