Point Pleasant Boro is 7-0 against Point Pleasant Beach since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Point Pleasant Boro Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls at 4:00 p.m. Point Pleasant Boro is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Point Pleasant Boro didn't have quite enough to beat Central Regional and fell 2-1.
Nicholas Kowalewski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Point Pleasant Boro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Kirby, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant Beach stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Barnegat with a sharp 8-0 win.
Bennett Moberg looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, DANNY LUBACH was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. TOMMY CONROY was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Point Pleasant Boro's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Point Pleasant Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Point Pleasant Boro was able to grind out a solid win over Point Pleasant Beach in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Pleasant Boro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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