Baseball Recap: Bluffton Tigers vs. Southwood Knights
Bluffton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Southwood Knights with a sharp 19-3 win. Considering Bluffton has won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Eli Garrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Garrett was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Braxton Betancourt was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Axton Beste, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6.
On Southwood's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Deeter, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
The victory (which was Bluffton's fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-8. As for Southwood, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.
Bluffton is on the road again on Saturday to play South Adams at 1:00 p.m. As for Southwood, they will square off against Northfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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