Baseball Recap: Mcclintock Has No Trouble Against North

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 @ Central	34
04/17/25 @ Metro Tech	22
04/15/25 vs Metro Tech	16
04/24/25 vs North	15
04/18/25 @ Glendale	13

McClintock had won three straight at home, but on Thursday they bumped their record up to 18-8 to make it four. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the North Mustangs. Considering the Chargers have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Bradford McCurdy spent all four innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Markus Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Baldwin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

McClintock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

As for North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. They just can't catch a break and have now endured seven defeats in a row.

On North's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Morales, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.

McClintock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North, they will take on Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Mustangs are facing the Bobcats at the right time seeing as the Bobcats are stuck on a 17-game losing streak.