Baseball Recap: Missisquoi Valley Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Thunderbirds

Margin (Wins)

05/13/25 @ Milton	14
04/14/25 vs Lamoille	13
05/22/25 @ Middlebury	11
05/15/25 vs Vergennes	10
05/06/25 @ Bellows Free Academy	10

Missisquoi Valley entered their tilt with Middlebury on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-1 victory. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.

Tabor Rich made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, Beau Reynolds and Max Wagner did most of the damage at the plate: Reynolds went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Wagner went 4-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Reynolds a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reid Myers, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Missisquoi Valley pushed their record up to 11-1-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Middlebury, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Missisquoi Valley will take on Milton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Middlebury, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fair Haven at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.