The Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls will take on the Manchester Township Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Point Pleasant Beach and four for Manchester Township.
Point Pleasant Beach couldn't beat Ocean Township on Thursday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fourth inning. The Garnet Gulls lost 18-6 to the Spartans. That's two games in a row now that the Garnet Gulls have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Bridget Kane was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those doubles marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Derasmo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Manchester Township didn't have quite enough to beat Freehold Boro on Thursday and fell 11-9.
Point Pleasant Beach's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Manchester Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Point Pleasant Beach skirted past Manchester Township 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Garnet Gulls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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