The previous two postseason matchups between the Blair Oaks Falcons and the Fatima Comets had been instant classics. The Falcons made sure Tuesday night’s Class 4 District 8 Tournament semifinal game was more one-sided. Wil Libbert pitched a one-hitter through six innings and Blair Oaks piled on five runs in the bottom of the third inning to pull away to a 7-0 win against Fatima at Southern Boone High School.
The Blair Oaks Falcons have shown their pitching depth in Tri-County Conference play this season. It was Jacob Tellman’s turn Tuesday night, as he threw a two-hit shutout to lead the Falcons to an 11-0 victory against the Hallsville Indians at the Falcon Athletic Complex.
Wil Libbert wasn’t just due. He was overdue. Libbert had just one hit in his previous 11 plate appearances when he stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied. But the Blair Oaks junior left-hander came through, pulling a 1-0 pitch into right field for a single, scoring Dylan Hair from second base to give the Falcons an 8-7 walk-off win Monday against the Helias Crusaders at the Falcon Athletic Complex.