Baseball Preview: Oak Hill Golden Eagles vs. Bluffton Tigers
Oak Hill is 8-2 against Bluffton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Saturday's first game. The Oak Hill Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Bluffton Tigers at 10:00 a.m. Oak Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Oak Hill got the win against Northwestern by a conclusive 13-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Hill.
Oak Hill got a big performance out of Peyton Workman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Noah Thompson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bluffton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 23-13 defeat at the hands of Wabash. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Easton Blair made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Pastore, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bluffton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Oak Hill's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bluffton, they have fallen quite a ways from their 18-7 record last season and are now at 1-4.
Oak Hill took their win against Bluffton in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 23-10. Does Oak Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bluffton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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