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| 04/16/24 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 04/16/19 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 04/17/18 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/18/17 - Home | 10-4 W |
Van Buren is a perfect 5-0 against Thayer since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Thayer will be up against a hot Van Buren squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Bulldogs' way against Alton on Thursday as they made off with a 16-1 victory. The game marked the Bulldogs' most dominant win of the season so far.
Van Buren got a massive performance out of Payton Sonsoucie, who went 1-for-3 with six RBI, one run, and one double. That double was Sonsoucie's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Warner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, three RBI, and one run.
Van Buren always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Thayer hadn't done well against Ava recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Bobcats were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Bears. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Thayer and bumps their season record up to 10-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Van Buren, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Van Buren came out on top in a nail-biter against Thayer when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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