Long Branch never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lakewood Piners as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The Green Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
David Jules was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
| 04/22/25 vs Lakewood | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Keyport | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Asbury Park | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Asbury Park | 1 |
| 05/09/24 vs Monmouth Regional | 1 |
In other batting news, Long Branch got a big performance out of Noah Hoogmoed, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Hoogmoed a new career-high. Jaylen Brooks also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Long Branch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Long Branch now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lakewood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Long Branch will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Piners: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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