Baseball Recap: Van Comes Up Short

Van was the 6-3 winner over Mabank when they last played one another back in March of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Vandals took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers on Tuesday. The Vandals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Rawly Hinch

Stolen Base

03/05/26 vs Wills Point	4
03/17/26 @ Mabank	2
03/13/26 vs King's Academy	2
03/07/26 vs Farmersville	2
02/21/26 vs White Oak	2
+ 6 more games

Rawly Hinch made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Van's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 5-1 (and 4-11-1 when he doesn't).

Van's loss dropped their record down to 9-12-1. As for Mabank, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-11-1.

While Van had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.