Soccer Recap: Long Branch Comes Up Short

If Long Branch was riding high fresh off their 6-0 takedown of Lakewood on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Green Wave fell just short of the Middletown North Lions by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Long Branch have struggled against Middletown North recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Long Branch's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Middletown North, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.

Coming up, Long Branch is taking a road trip to take on Keyport at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Middletown North, they will welcome Holmdel at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.