It was a good run, but Point Pleasant Beach unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to the Howell Rebels. Point Pleasant Beach was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six games prior) but Howell's pitchers proved too tough.
Point Pleasant Beach got a good showing from RYAN DOYLE, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. DOYLE has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Point Pleasant Beach saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JAMES LARSEN, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Point Pleasant Beach's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-2. As for Howell, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Point Pleasant Beach will head out on the road to face off against Jackson Memorial at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Point Pleasant Beach is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Howell, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Brick Township at 7:00 p.m.
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