Freehold Township has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Toms River North Mariners at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Freehold Township came up short against Holmdel and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, Toms River North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Golden Eagles.
Matt Petrocelli spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, Toms River North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Garrison, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and an RBI.
Freehold Township dropped their record down to 4-15 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Toms River North, their win bumped their record up to 7-8-1.
Freehold Township might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Toms River North in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Freehold Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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