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| 02/14/25 - Home | 8-4 W |
| 02/15/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 02/17/21 - Away | 7-9 L |
| 03/02/19 - Neutral | 4-8 L |
| 04/16/18 - Home | 7-4 W |
Vancleave took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Harrison Central Red Rebels. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Red Rebels walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Tony Craven made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Aidan Tapp was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Harrison Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, Vancleave will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against St. Stanislaus at 7:00 p.m. As for Harrison Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 13-3 loss against Petal on the 15th.
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