The Bluffton Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Bluffton proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 19) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Jay County 7-6. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won three games in a row.
Abram Gehrett
| 05/08/25 @ Jay County | 4 |
| 05/03/25 @ Wapahani | 2 |
| 05/06/25 vs Adams Central | 1 |
| 05/05/25 @ Churubusco | 1 |
| 05/01/25 @ Woodlan | 1 |
Bluffton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abram Gehrett, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Those four hits gave Gehrett a new career-high. Another was Trevor Smith, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Heritage nor Churubusco made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Eagles 5-3. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Max Mirelez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Heritage let Elijah Rauner and Lucas Taylor run wild. Rauner earned one RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Taylor went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Heritage's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Bluffton, their record is now 14-6.
Bluffton suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Heritage in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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