The Bluffton Tigers will head out to square off against the Eastbrook Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last five games Bluffton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Bluffton let South Adams stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Thursday but luckily Bluffton prevailed anyway. The Tigers won by a run and slipped past the Starfires 7-6. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Starfires recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
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The team relied heavily on Axton Beste, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. He has become a key player for Bluffton: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one home run, but 3-4 otherwise. Trevor Smith also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Eastbrook nor Blackford made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Bruins. The three-run effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bluffton picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 6-4. As for Eastbrook, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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