For the second straight game, Lakewood will face off against Long Branch. The Piners will host the Green Wave at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lakewood fell victim to Long Branch and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Green Wave.
For Long Branch's part, David Jules made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Jules a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Long Branch got a big performance out of Noah Hoogmoed, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Hoogmoed a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Brooks, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Long Branch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Long Branch now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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