The Long Branch Green Wave will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Carteret Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. Long Branch is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Long Branch lost 21-6 to Monmouth Regional on Thursday.
Noah Hoogmoed and Justin Cuevas did some serious damage despite the final result: Hoogmoed scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Cuevas scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carteret put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on East Brunswick Vo-Tech with a sharp 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Carteret considering their one-run performance the match before.
Justin Santana was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Long Branch's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Carteret, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
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