Baseball Preview: Bluffton Tigers vs. Huntington North Vikings
Bluffton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Huntington North Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bluffton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bluffton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southern Wells with a sharp 14-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bluffton considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Brody Lewis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Lewis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Griffin Morgan looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Braxton Betancourt, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Axton Beste, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Huntington North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-3 to Carroll, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Bluffton has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Huntington North, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
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