Baseball Game Preview: Long Branch Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:34am

Baseball Preview: Long Branch Green Wave vs. Monmouth Regional Falcons

Long Branch is 0-8 against Monmouth Regional since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Long Branch Green Wave will be playing at home against the Monmouth Regional Falcons at 3:45 p.m. Long Branch will be strutting in after a victory while Monmouth Regional will be coming in after a defeat.

On Wednesday, Long Branch beat Keyport 10-6.

Jose Cuevas was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Havier Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Monmouth Regional lost 11-4 to Red Bank Catholic on Tuesday.

Long Branch's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-9. As for Monmouth Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Long Branch might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Monmouth Regional in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Long Branch 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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