Van took an 11-run loss the last time they faced off against Bullard, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Vandals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout on Saturday.
Van is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bullard, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Van has already played their next contest, a 6-5 loss against Gilmer on the 21st. Bullard has also already played their next game (against Forney), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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