Baseball Game Preview: Manalapan Braves vs. Hunterdon Central Red Devils

The Manalapan Braves will take on the Hunterdon Central Red Devils on Friday. Manalapan is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

Manalapan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Marlboro 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Braves have posted since April 16th.

Meanwhile, Hunterdon Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Princeton on Wednesday, taking the game 6-2.

Hunterdon Central's win bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Manalapan, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.

Manalapan skirted past Hunterdon Central 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.