It was a good run, but Point Pleasant Boro unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Donovan Catholic Griffins. Point Pleasant Boro was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Donovan Catholic's pitchers proved too tough.
For Donovan Catholic's part, the team relied heavily on Dani Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Apostolakos, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Point Pleasant Boro fell to 5-1. As for Donovan Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Point Pleasant Boro will head out on the road to take on Manchester Township at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Point Pleasant Boro's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Manchester Township's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Donovan Catholic, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 17-0 win vs. Lacey Township on the 18th.
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