Van Meter proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Roland-Story Norsemen 6-5. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Norsemen recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Bulldogs
| 07/12/25 @ Roland-Story | 6-5 |
| 07/08/25 @ Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS | 15-0 |
| 07/01/25 @ Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center | 13-1 |
| 07/01/25 @ Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center | 12-2 |
Van Meter's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Roland-Story, they moved to 21-9 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coming up, Van Meter will take on West Marshall on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3, the Trojans 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Roland-Story does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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