Point Pleasant Boro fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Shore Regional on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Shore Regional Blue Devils by a score of 5-4. Point Pleasant Boro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wyatt Dewysockie was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Jake Clayton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Ryan Acquisto was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Point Pleasant Boro's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Shore Regional, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
Point Pleasant Boro will head out on the road to take on Central Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Shore Regional, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Rose at 10:00 a.m. One thing working in St. Rose's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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