Bolivar-Richburg is 8-2 against Fillmore since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fillmore Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Bolivar-Richburg will stroll in with a eight game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their May 11 matchup with Fillmore.
Bolivar-Richburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bloomfield on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 11-10. The loss put an end to Bolivar-Richburg's undefeated start to the season.
Landon Barkley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Barkley was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Trey Buchholz stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-6. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Caden Allen was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Bolivar-Richburg lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fillmore put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They beat Scio Central/Friendship by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 23-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fillmore.
Malcolm Nusbickle looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Fillmore got a massive performance out of Brayden Hennard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Damon Potter, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bolivar-Richburg fell to 7-1. As for Fillmore, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bolivar-Richburg has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fillmore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bolivar-Richburg might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Fillmore in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Bolivar-Richburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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