In what's become a running theme this season, Bolivar-Richburg gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against the Hinsdale Central Bobcats as the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines 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 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavyn MacDonell, who scored four runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Bolivar-Richburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Hinsdale Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Bolivar-Richburg will head out on the road to take on Fillmore at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fillmore is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Bolivar-Richburg will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Hinsdale Central will take on Andover at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hinsdale Central is facing Andover at the right time seeing as Andover is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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