Bluffton is 0-10 against Norwell since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bluffton Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Norwell Knights 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'.
Bluffton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Heritage on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Patriots.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Norwell was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Huntington North by a score of 4-2. Norwell has not had much luck with Huntington North recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Jordan Markley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played.
Bluffton now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Norwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Bluffton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Norwell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bluffton might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Norwell in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Bluffton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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