Baseball Game Preview: Keansburg Titans vs. Ocean Township Spartans

The Keansburg Titans are taking a road trip to square off against the Ocean Township Spartans on Saturday. Keansburg will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Keansburg came out on top against Asbury Park on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Titans had just enough and edged out the Bishops 10-9.

Michael Burke

Stolen Base (Career)

05/08/25 vs Asbury Park	4
04/18/25 @ Lakewood	3
05/02/25 vs Long Branch	2
04/30/25 @ Long Branch	2
04/16/25 vs Lakewood	2

Michael Burke made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Burke was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Valle, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Clayton, who earned one RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Ocean Township nor Colts Neck made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Spartans fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-2. That makes it the first time this season the Spartans have let down their home crowd.

Keansburg pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Ocean Township, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6-1.