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| 04/18/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 04/22/22 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 04/18/22 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 04/09/18 - Away | 5-1 W |
Crestview is a perfect 5-0 against Bluffton since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Knights will welcome the Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Crestview is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Van Wert just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Bluffton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 13-3 to Fort Jennings.
Luke Jebsen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Bluffton is 3-1 when Jebsen posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Nathan Speicher was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
Bluffton now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Crestview, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Crestview came out on top in a nail-biter against Bluffton when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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