Baseball Recap: Van Buren's Winning Streak Snapped at Seven Games

Black Knights

Previous 5 Games

04/30/25 @ Liberty-Benton	5-6
04/28/25 @ Arcadia	15-1
04/23/25 @ Ada	16-2
04/22/25 @ Lakota	12-2
04/17/25 @ Allen East	13-3

Van Buren fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Liberty-Benton on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5. The Black Knights' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Van Buren's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-2. As for Liberty-Benton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

Van Buren will be playing in front of their home fans against Vanlue at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty-Benton has already played their next game (against Ottawa-Glandorf), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.