On Thursday Point Pleasant Beach's undefeated season almost came to an end. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Point Pleasant Boro Panthers 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Garnet Gulls have posted since May 31, 2024.
BENNETT MOBERG looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DANIEL STORCH, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). CARSON PFEIFER also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Point Pleasant Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Point Pleasant Boro only posted a batting average of .214.
Garnet Gulls
| 04/10/25 vs Point Pleasant Boro | 6-4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Liberty | 13-1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Liberty | 8-1 |
| 06/03/24 vs Shore Regional | 6-0 |
| 05/22/24 vs Somerset Tech | 8-1 |
| + 2 more games |
Point Pleasant Beach pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 6.6 runs thus far. As for Point Pleasant Boro, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Point Pleasant Beach has already played their next match (against Freehold Township), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Point Pleasant Boro, they will square off against Manasquan at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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