In what's become a running theme this season, Bolivar-Richburg gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on the Coudersport Falcons with a sharp 9-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Bolivar-Richburg as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Landon Barkley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Barkley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barkley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bolivar-Richburg let Caden Allen and Aydin Sisson loose on the outfield. Allen scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Sisson went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
On Coudersport's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitchell Taylor, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Bolivar-Richburg pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Coudersport, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2.
Bolivar-Richburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Friendship at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bolivar-Richburg is facing Friendship at the right time seeing as Friendship is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Coudersport, they will head out on the road to take on Otto-Eldred at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coudersport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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