The Linden Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Long Branch Green Wave at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Linden is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Linden made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Dunellen, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers fell just short of the Destroyers by a score of 6-4 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Long Branch's hitters rose to the challenge against a Raiders pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.45 runs allowed on Friday. The Green Wave walked away with a 10-6 win over Keyport.
Kellen Campbell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Long Branch's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is undefeated (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Campbell was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Gary Ribeiro was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Qua'Dir Brown also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Linden's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Long Branch, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7.
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