Baseball Recap: Mccluer North Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Stars

Margin (Wins)

04/06/26 vs Riverview Gardens	16
04/10/26 vs Jennings	15
05/01/26 vs Riverview Gardens	14
04/08/26 @ STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley	8
04/30/26 vs Hazelwood East	7

McCluer North waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Riverview Gardens Rams 17-3. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.

Charles Howard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Howard was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, Josh Kim was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, six RBI, and three runs. He has become a key player for McCluer North: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Sharp, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

McCluer North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverview Gardens only posted an OBP of .286.

McCluer North's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Riverview Gardens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McCluer North will challenge STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Riverview Gardens, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hazelwood East at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Rams' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.