Baseball Recap: Manchester Township Comes Up Short

Manchester Township blew Pinelands Regional out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Pinelands Regional got their revenge. The Hawks fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-2. The Hawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 11-3.

Jimmy Censoplano was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Manchester Township saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justyce Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Garcia has snagged this season.

Manchester Township's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Pinelands Regional, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-13.

The future could be bright for both Manchester Township and Pinelands Regional: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Hawks will look to extend Lacey Township's three-game losing streak when they meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pinelands Regional will try to hand New Egypt their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.