After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Van Buren finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of the Greenville Bears by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Van Buren was not able to get on the board.
For Greenville's part, not much got past Trey Porter, who gave up just zero hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Van Buren off the board.
On the hitting side, Greenville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Talan McDaniel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Van Buren's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Greenville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Van Buren will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Eminence at 4:30 p.m. Eminence is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Van Buren will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Greenville, they will square off against Neelyville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Neelyville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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