The Carthage Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Van Vandals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carthage 3.5, Van 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carthage is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Liberty-Eylau on Friday. They fell 7-2 to the Leopards.
Meanwhile, Van waltzed into their match on Friday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Eagles.
Grady Baetz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Baetz wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton Hinch, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Rawly Hinch, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Van pushed their record up to 28-6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Carthage, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-12-1.
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