Baseball Recap: Van Buren Beats Alton for Their Fourth Straight Win

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Lesterville	15
04/08/25 vs Viburnum	15
03/28/25 @ Poplar Bluff	14
04/22/25 @ Winona	11
04/15/25 @ Ellington	11

Van Buren waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Alton Comets get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.

Van Buren's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Alton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.

Van Buren didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Ava on the 26th. As for Alton, they have also already played their next matchup, a 14-0 victory against Dora on the 26th.