The Buchanan Bucks will challenge the Watervliet Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Buchanan 3.3, Watervliet 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Watervliet will be up against a hot Buchanan squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Bucks beat Dowagiac on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. While the Bucks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-21-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Brody Lange
| 04/28/26 vs Dowagiac | 3 |
| 04/28/26 vs Dowagiac | 2 |
| 04/07/26 vs Bridgman | 2 |
| 03/20/26 @ Sturgis | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Constantine | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Brody Lange, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and one run.
Buchanan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Watervliet nor South Haven made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Panthers never let the Rams get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since April 11th.
Watervliet's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Buchanan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Buchanan might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Watervliet in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will the Bucks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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