Baseball Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Bluffton Tigers
The Heritage Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Bluffton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Heritage sitting on five straight wins and Bluffton on eight.
Bluffton's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Heritage had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Heritage never let Churubusco onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for Heritage, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Noah Redmon and Caleb Abbott did most of the damage at the plate: Redmon went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Abbott went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Andrew Mirelez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bluffton can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 17-7 margin over Eastbrook.
Bluffton got a massive performance out of Lukas Gherett, who 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.
Heritage pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Bluffton, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Heritage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bluffton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Heritage was able to grind out a solid victory over Bluffton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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