VAN BUREN 9 LEIPSIC 5 LEIPSIC – Bailey Lance doubled, singled and drove in four runs, and Van Buren scored four runs in the third inning and three more on the fourth on its way to a 9-5 win at Leipsic. The Black Knights improved to 15-9, 7-3 in the Blanchard Valley Conference. Leipsic fell to 11-8, 8-2 in the BVC. With the Vikings loss, Liberty-Benton – which had a non-conference game with Bluffton Tuesday – secured the outright BVC title. Brayden Gilts started on the mound and picked up the win for the Black Knights, going six innings and allowing three earned runs on five hits. He walked four and struck out eight. Kolton Wilson singled twice and scored for Van Buren. For the Vikings, Myles Camareno singled twice and scored twice, while leadoff hitter Avery Paris singled and drove in a run. Van Buren 004 302 0 – 9 9 2 Leipsic 020 111 0 – 5 7 2 WP – Gilts. LP – Dewar. TOP HITTERS: (VB) Lance 2B, 1B, 4-RBI; Wilson 2B, 1B, R. (L) Camereno 2-1B, 2R, RBI; Niese 2-1B; Vieria 1B, 2-RBI.