By JOSH BURRIS

The Bluffton Tigers shot a 178 at Timber Ridge Golf Course on Wednesday to defeat both Blackford and Marion. 

Bluffton’s Keegan Schwartz chips a shot from outside the green of hole 10 at Timber Ridge Golf Course on Wednesday.

Keegan Schwartz shot a 39 to lead the Tigers and finished as medalist of the match. He was followed on Bluffton by Ephraim Frauhiger at 40, Kade Abbett at 48, Draven Dull at 51, Connor Klopfenstein at 54, and Alec Reiff at 55. 

Blackford shot a 226 and was led by Bryce Straight, who shot a 51. Charlie Crabtree and Matt Rich each shot a 56, Lucas Penrod shot a 63, Ethan Hidy shot a 64, and Braxton Mallott shot a 66. 

Marion shot a 263 and was led by Christian Vermilion, who shot a 58. Following him on the team were Conner Pearcy at 65, Dylan Schuh at 68, and Johnathan Peters and Joseph Cheung each at 72. 

Schwartz’s teammate Ephraim Frauhiger tees off on hole 11. (Photos by Josh Burris)

Bluffton will have the rest of the week off and return to action on Tuesday to host a conference quad match.

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