Baseball Recap: Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines vs. Cameron County Raiders
Bolivar-Richburg had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Cameron County Raiders out 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Bolivar-Richburg has scored all year.
Caden Allen made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Allen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Allen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tavyn MacDonell, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. MacDonell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Bolivar-Richburg pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cameron County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Bolivar-Richburg will be playing at home against Coudersport at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bolivar-Richburg: 3, Coudersport: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cameron County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Northern Potter at 3:00 p.m. Cameron County has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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