Following a loss to Brick earlier this month, Barnegat softball coach Michael Palmieri didn’t have much to say about his team being in what many consider to be the best division in the Shore Conference this season.
“It is what it is,” said the third-year Bengals skipper. “That’s about all I can say. It just is what it is.”
And so far this spring, his Bengals seem to be taking the “it is what it is” mantra in stride, and even made a little bit of noise during the first week when they bounced Shore…
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