Football Recap: Brick Township Takes a Loss

Brick Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the Manalapan Braves, falling 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Green Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Braves are ranked 36th).

James Hirtes threw for 33 yards on seven of 16 attempts.

Brick Township's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Manalapan, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brick Township will challenge Brick Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Manalapan, they will square off against Wall Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.