Baseball Preview: Point Pleasant Boro Panthers vs. Central Regional Golden Eagles
The Point Pleasant Boro Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Central Regional Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Point Pleasant Boro's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Central Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Point Pleasant Boro fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Shore Regional on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 5-4. Point Pleasant Boro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wyatt Dewysockie was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Jake Clayton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Ryan Acquisto was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Central Regional also fell in extra-innings nine innings action on Wednesday. They fell just short of Toms River North by a score of 2-1.
Point Pleasant Boro's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Central Regional, their record is now 3-14.
Point Pleasant Boro suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Central Regional in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Point Pleasant Boro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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