Softball: Bluffton stops Patrick Henry, advances to district action
Bluffton HS girls’ softball team won its Division III sectional title beating Patrick Henry 2-1.
The Pirates now 12-6 advance to district action next week. PH ends its season at 13-8. Sami Fruchey (9-5) was the winning pitcher.
Bluffton scored two runs in the second inning, while PH scored one in the third. It was scoreless after that. Bluffton’s runs were scored by Jazmynn Wilson and Aimee Ritter.
Ritter and Mara Minnig had runs batted in for the Pirates. Five BHS batters had one hit each. They were Wilson, Ritter, Minnig, Fruchey and Taylor Monday.
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