By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School varsity softball team shut out local non-league rival Cory-Rawson 15-0 on a chilly Tuesday evening, April 26.

The Pirate girls improved to 6-5 with the lopsided victory.

Winless C-R fell to 0-7 with the defeat.

Pirate hurler Hannah Davis gave up just two hits over seven innings to earn the shutout and her sixth win. She aided her own cause with a hit and two runs batted in.

Olivia Hobensack led the Pirate offense with a double, three singles and four runs batted in.

Addie Businger stroked two hits and collected one RBI. Riley Busch and Dyllan Worcester each singled and drove in a run.

Pirate senior catcher Sophie Bricker singled. Adanna Johnstone had an RBI hit.

Lauren Swartzlander contributed one RBI on a hit.

Duffman doubled and Elchert hit a single for the two C-R hits.

Bluffton out-hit C-R 12-2, and took advantage of five Hornet errors.

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Blu 311 64x x 15 12 0

C-R 012 002 1 0 2 5

WP-Davis (6-4) LP-Sanchez

2B-Duffman (CR), Hobensack (B)

The Pirate girls game vs. defending Northwest Conference champion Lincolnview (11-2, 3-1 NWC) was rained out Monday and rescheduled for Saturday, April 30.

Bluffton hosts non-league foe Ottoville (1-8) Wednesday.

Bluffton (2-1 NWC) then visits Spencerville (3-11, 0-4 NWC) Thursday. The Pirates play Delphos Jefferson (3-8, 1-2 NWC) Friday in another league makeup game Friday.