Point Pleasant Boro has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Barnegat Bengals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Point Pleasant Boro will head out to face Barnegat after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Point Pleasant Boro took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Donovan Catholic.
Dakota Palmieri put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Palmieri was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Cassidy Supplee was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Barnegat lost 14-1 to Donovan Catholic on Thursday. Barnegat has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Point Pleasant Boro's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2. As for Barnegat, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Point Pleasant Boro was able to grind out a solid win over Barnegat in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Pleasant Boro 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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