The Port Allegany Gators will head out on the road to take on the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Port Allegany will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune back in March. Their tough 8-2 defeat to Johnsonburg might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Port Allegany in their matchups with Johnsonburg: they've now lost six in a row.
Port Allegany saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Carinci, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bolivar-Richburg put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Andover with a sharp 16-1 win.
Reiss Gaines and Braden Zilker made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Gaines pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Zilker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Gaines scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Zilker scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Gaines has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Bolivar-Richburg got a massive performance out of Caden Allen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Allen has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Kingston Loucks was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Port Allegany's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Bolivar-Richburg, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Port Allegany suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Bolivar-Richburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Can Port Allegany avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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