Van is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lindale is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vandals will host the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Van is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Van narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Canton 5-4.
Nathan Vance looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Rawly Hinch
| 04/17/26 vs Canton | 3 |
| 04/14/26 @ Canton | 3 |
| 04/07/26 vs Kemp | 3 |
| 03/31/26 @ Athens | 3 |
| 03/27/26 @ Brownsboro | 3 |
| + 21 more games |
On the hitting side, Rawly Hinch was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Van's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 13-3 (and 6-10-1 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, while Lindale put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Sulphur Springs. The Eagles put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 11-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Van's victory bumped their record up to 19-13-1. As for Lindale, their win bumped their record up to 20-6-1.
Van skirted past Lindale 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Do the Vandals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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