The Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls will square off against the Keansburg Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Point Pleasant Beach put up the most points they have all season last Friday. They took down Lakewood 44-30.
Point Pleasant Beach's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Ives, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and one score. Another back making a difference was Gage Boyle, who gained 164 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Keansburg ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 43-42 photo finish over Lakewood. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Titans as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Point Pleasant Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Point Pleasant Beach was able to grind out a solid win over Keansburg when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 24-13. Do the Garnet Gulls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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