Baseball Preview: Bluffton Tigers vs. Oak Hill Golden Eagles
Bluffton is 2-8 against Oak Hill since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Saturday's first game. The Bluffton Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Hill Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bluffton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 23-13 defeat to Wabash might stick with them for a while. One positive for Bluffton, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Easton Blair made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Nick Pastore was another key contributor, scoring 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Oak Hill's way against Northwestern on Thursday as Oak Hill made off with a 13-4 win. 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. Another player making a difference was Noah Thompson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Bluffton has fallen quite a ways from their 18-7 record last season and are now at 1-4. As for Oak Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Bluffton might still be hurting after the 23-10 loss they got from Oak Hill in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Bluffton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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