Baseball Game Preview: Brick Memorial Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 3:23am

Baseball Preview: Brick Memorial Mustangs vs. Howell Rebels

Brick Memorial has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Howell Rebels at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Howell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Brick Memorial, who comes in off a win.

Brick Memorial's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Manasquan.

Meanwhile, Howell fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Brick Township on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Green Dragons by a score of 6-4.

Rohan Shah was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Brody Loch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.

Even though they lost, Howell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brick Township only tossed seven.

Brick Memorial pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Howell, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.

Brick Memorial might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Howell in their previous matchup back in June of 2021. Will Brick Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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