Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Novato

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/24/26 @ Terra Linda	24
04/28/26 @ Archie Williams	14
03/27/26 vs Terra Linda	13
05/05/26 vs Branson	12
04/14/26 vs Marin Catholic	10

Novato had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Branson Bulls. Considering the Hornets have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Julian Oliver made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trevor Cleary, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cohen Garcia, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Novato always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Branson only posted an OBP of .045.

Novato's record is now 17-6. As for Branson, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.

Novato will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.