The Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls will head out on the road to challenge the Donovan Catholic Griffins at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Point Pleasant Beach knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Donovan Catholic likes a good challenge.
Point Pleasant Beach stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Asbury Park with a sharp 14-0 win. Point Pleasant Beach's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Bennett Moberg made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moberg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, LIAM DOLAN looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brody Powers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Antonio Acevedo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Donovan Catholic waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 9-7.
Point Pleasant Beach pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Donovan Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Point Pleasant Beach took their win against Donovan Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-2. Will Point Pleasant Beach repeat their success, or does Donovan Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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