Point Pleasant Beach's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Central Regional Golden Eagles 5-4. For the Garnet Gulls, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 win the Golden Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2018.
ANTONIO ACEVEDO made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, DANIEL STORCH was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Garnet Gulls
| 04/17/25 vs Central Regional | 5-4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Point Pleasant Boro | 6-4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Liberty | 13-1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Liberty | 8-1 |
| 06/03/24 vs Shore Regional | 6-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Point Pleasant Beach's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 7.5 runs this season. As for Central Regional, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Coming up, Central Regional will be playing at home against Red Bank Regional at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Point Pleasant Beach will be paying especially close attention to the Golden Eagles' matchup: after the Golden Eagles face off against the Bucs, they'll take on Point Pleasant Beach again at 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
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