The Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls will head out on the road to face off against the Jackson Memorial Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Point Pleasant Beach is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Point Pleasant Beach is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Howell on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to the Rebels.
Point Pleasant Beach got a good showing from RYAN DOYLE, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. DOYLE has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Point Pleasant Beach saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JAMES LARSEN, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Jackson Memorial put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Toms River South.
Point Pleasant Beach's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-2. As for Jackson Memorial, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-9.
Point Pleasant Beach suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Jackson Memorial when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Point Pleasant Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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