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| 05/18/23 - Away | 7-11 L |
| 05/19/22 - Home | 12-11 W |
| 05/20/21 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 05/14/19 - Away | 1-9 L |
| 05/17/18 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 05/21/15 - Home | 15-2 W |
Bluffton and Winchester Community are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Golden Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bluffton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Bluffton let Adams Central stack four runs on them in the second inning on Monday but luckily Bluffton prevailed anyway. The Tigers won by a run and slipped past the Flying Jets 8-7.
Madyson Sonnigsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tressa Renner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted over her last 11 matchups. Konley Ault also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Bluffton hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Winchester Community lost 12-3 to Hagerstown on Wednesday. The Golden Falcons haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Winchester Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Campbell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
Bluffton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-13. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Winchester Community, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Winchester Community's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bluffton has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Winchester Community, though, as they've been averaging 9.7 hits. Given Bluffton's sizable advantage in that area, the Golden Falcons will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bluffton couldn't quite get it done against Winchester Community in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 11-7. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
