On the brink of being no-hit, Monmouth Regional fought its way to extra innings thanks to senior ace Aiden Denton and pulled out a nine-inning win over Red Bank Catholic.
Chris Gonzalez fired a two-hitter and John Bachmann came off the bench to drive in the game's lone run as Raritan edged Monmouth in a Monmouth County Tournament opener.
Monmouth snapped a 13-game losing streak last week, then took down a top-10 team in Red Bank Catholic two days later to earn the Jersey Mike's Team of the Week.