The Barnegat Bengals are taking a road trip to challenge the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Barnegat will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Point Pleasant Beach's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Barnegat hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Bengals' pitchers stepped up to hand Manchester Township a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Bengals have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Point Pleasant Beach). They put the hurt on Neptune with a sharp 16-1 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Bridget Kane was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Faith Maroulis was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Barnegat pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Point Pleasant Beach, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-11.
Barnegat took their victory against Point Pleasant Beach in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 12-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bengals 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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