McCluer South-Berkeley's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Everything went their way against the Jennings Warriors as the McCluer South-Berkeley Bulldogs made off with a 17-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McCluer South-Berkeley considering their one-run performance the game before.
Dylan Merkle made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Merkle was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reginald Gully II was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gild, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
McCluer South-Berkeley made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-1-1. As for Jennings, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McCluer South-Berkeley will take on McCluer North at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Jennings, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against McCluer at 4:00 p.m.
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