Baseball Preview: Long Branch Green Wave vs. Raritan Rockets
The Long Branch Green Wave will head out on the road to square off against the Raritan Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Long Branch has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Raritan will come in with three straight wins.
Long Branch lost 12-4 to Carteret on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Raritan earned a 6-1 victory over Freehold Boro on Tuesday.
John Molnar made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Molnar was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Raritan got a big performance out of Sean Burnett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Burnett has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jobby Dekis was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Long Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Raritan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Long Branch suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Raritan when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Long Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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