Baseball Recap: Long Branch Comes Up Short

Shore Regional hit Long Branch with a seven-run first inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Green Wave came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 13-3. The loss continues a trend for the Green Wave in their meetings with the Blue Devils: they've now lost seven in a row.

Jaylen Brooks was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. 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 Kellen Campbell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.

Long Branch now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Shore Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.

Long Branch and Shore Regional could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Green Wave will square off against Holmdel at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (255 vs. 96). Meanwhile, Shore Regional (ranked 207th) will meet Ocean Township (ranked 61st) at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.