Asbury Park is on an 11-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Keyport a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Asbury Park Bishops will be playing in front of their home fans against the Keyport Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Keansburg hit Asbury Park with a five-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bishops fell just short of the Titans by a score of 10-9.
Meanwhile, Keyport came up short against Keansburg on Wednesday and fell 13-9.
Derek Ferm was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Paxton Douglass, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Keyport's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Asbury Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Asbury Park suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Keyport when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Bishops avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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