Long Branch had to hit the road for their first game and  it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost  18-5 to the Freehold Boro Colonials on Monday. Sadly, the  defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it seven in a row.
 Long Branch saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Carlos Torres, who  scored a  run while going 1-for-2.  Noah Hoogmoed was another,  scoring two  runs while going 2-for-3.
 Both  squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Long Branch will venture away from home to  face off against Henry Hudson  at 4:00  p.m.  on Wednesday. The  contest will  give Long Branch their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Freehold Boro, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will  challenge  Central Regional  at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday.
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