Baseball Game Preview: Clarkstown North Heads Out

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 4:53am

Baseball Preview: Clarkstown North Rams vs. Suffern Mounties

Clarkstown North has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Suffern Mounties at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Clarkstown North will head into Sunday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Clarkstown South on Sunday. Clarkstown North skirted past Clarkstown South 3-1.

Clarkstown North got a great performance from Michael Goodman as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Goodman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Cullen, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin McGovern, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Suffern sidestepped North Rockland for a 3-2 victory.

Clarkstown North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Suffern, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Clarkstown North took their win against Suffern in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 16-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clarkstown North since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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