Baseball Preview: Fillmore Eagles vs. Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines
After three games on the road, Fillmore is heading back home. They will take on the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fillmore is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Fillmore had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Cuba-Rushford.
Fillmore saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Krzeminski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bolivar-Richburg can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Hinsdale Central 27-7. Bolivar-Richburg's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Reiss Gaines and Braden Zilker made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Gaines tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Zilker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gaines got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Zilker scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bolivar-Richburg got a massive performance out of Landon Barkley, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tavyn MacDonell, who scored four runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Fillmore's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7. As for Bolivar-Richburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fillmore has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bolivar-Richburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fillmore might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Bolivar-Richburg when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bolivar-Richburg's Trey Buchholz, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Fillmore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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