The Carteret Ramblers will head out on the road to square off against the Long Branch Green Wave at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carteret is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Carteret is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against East Brunswick Vo-Tech (and have done all season long). Everything went Carteret's way against East Brunswick Vo-Tech on Monday as Carteret made off with a 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Carteret considering their one-run performance the matchup 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 lost 21-6 to Monmouth Regional on Thursday. Long Branch has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah Hoogmoed and Justin Cuevas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hoogmoed scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Cuevas scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Carteret is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Long Branch, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Carteret came out on top in a nail-biter against Long Branch in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carteret since the squad 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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