New Jersey High School Basketball - Manalapan edged by Long Branch
January 5, 2023: Long Branch, NJ 07740 The Manalapan Braves basketball team (Englishtown, NJ), was nudged 39-33 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Long Branch Green Wave (Long Branch, NJ)
The Green Wave now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Southern Regional for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 7. Long Branch will confront a Rams team coming off a 31-27 league loss to Brick Memorial (Brick, NJ). The Rams record now stands at 1-6.
The Braves (1-5) will now prepare for their battle against Freehold Township (Freehold, NJ). The Patriots come into the Shore A - North battle with a 3-3 record. In their last battle, Freehold Township edged Point Pleasant Boro (Point Pleasant, NJ), 54-44, in a non-league battle.