Har-Ber’s Caleb Grace, a former travel ball teammate of Van Buren’s Ethan Holmes, outdueled his former teammate, 2-1, Thursday to help the Wildcats earn a split of their 7A-West series.
Van Buren (17-4, 8-4) concludes conference play next week against Fayetteville.
Grace and Holmes both struck out seven while pitching complete games. Grace made just one mistake, allowing a home run to Van Buren’s Landy Wilkerson.