Bridgewater-Raritan falls 9-2 to Bayonne in North 2, Group 4 final, as Bees win first title since 2002

It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Not at home, and not for a team that in three state playoff games had scored 49 runs.

But fifth-seed Bayonne got the better of second-seed Bridgewater-Raritan – thanks in large part to a six-run fourth innings and three home runs – taking a 9-2 win to claim the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title, its first sectional championship since 2002.

Braylin Terrero hit two home runs – a two-run shot and a solo homer – while Justin Hoffman was the first to go yard, with a two-run homer to get the Bayonne offense started in the second.

Starter Nolan Geisler went the distance for the win for Bayonne, which is now 26-4 on the year and will move on to face North 1 champion Ridgewood, a 12-1 winner over Bloomfield Friday.

Bridgewater-Raritan fell to 23-5, with starter Matthew Fattore taking the loss. He gave up seven runs in the game, all earned, after having surrendered just one earned run all year in 19 innings pitched.

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