Van Buren has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Neelyville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Van Buren is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Doniphan on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Dons. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Dons: they've now lost five in a row.
Van Buren saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elli Lewis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Neelyville entered their tilt with North County on Tuesday with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 5-1.
Van Buren's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Neelyville, their victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Van Buren suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Neelyville in their previous matchup back in August. Can Van Buren avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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