On Saturday Point Pleasant Beach will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Neptune Scarlet Fliers at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Point Pleasant Beach: 14.8, Neptune: 15.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Point Pleasant Beach gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Asbury Park by a score of 22-12.
Liam Brosnan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Those 182 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Point Pleasant Beach was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Point Pleasant Beach's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brosnan and Danny Cavanaugh.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 37 points the game before, Neptune was a bit more limited in their contest two weeks ago. They and New Egypt were almost perfectly matched up, but Neptune suffered a 7-6 defeat.
Point Pleasant Beach's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Neptune, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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