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| 05/07/16 - Home | 7-1 W |
Toms River North is a perfect 3-0 against Barnegat since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Mariners will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bengals at 1:00 p.m. Toms River North's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Saturday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Toms River North and Central Regional have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Mariners lost 9-2 to the Golden Eagles.
Brody Hempsted was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Toms River North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Ostroman, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double was Ostroman's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Barnegat didn't have quite enough to beat Lacey Township on Wednesday and fell 2-1.
Barnegat's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Toms River North, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Everything went Toms River North's way against Barnegat in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, as Toms River North made off with a 14-0 victory. Will the Mariners repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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