After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jay County, Bluffton was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Northfield Norsemen. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bluffton also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Madyson Sonnigsen spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isabella Stout was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Averi Petty, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Bluffton's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Northfield, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Bluffton by a score of 8-7 later that day.
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