The McCluer South-Berkeley Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Hazelwood East Spartans at 4:30 p.m. McCluer South-Berkeley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but McCluer South-Berkeley had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against McCluer North.
Reginald Gully II was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Gully II has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gully II was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Gully II wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mustafa Taylor, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood East won against Hazelwood Central last Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Hazelwood East put the hurt on Normandy with a sharp 10-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Hazelwood East who now have three in a row.
Hazelwood East got a massive performance out of Tyrone Gill, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevion Bickley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
McCluer South-Berkeley's loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1. As for Hazelwood East, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
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