Bolivar-Richburg is 8-2 against Fillmore since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines will be staying on the road to face off against the Fillmore Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Bolivar-Richburg will be strutting in after a victory while Fillmore will be coming in after a defeat.
Bolivar-Richburg can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against Hinsdale Central as Bolivar-Richburg made off with a 27-7 win. 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. Throwing, Gaines pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Zilker pitched 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 the plate, 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, Landon Barkley was a standout: he 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.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Fillmore had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Cuba-Rushford on Monday.
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.
Bolivar-Richburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Fillmore, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bolivar-Richburg has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fillmore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bolivar-Richburg took their victory against Fillmore in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bolivar-Richburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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