The Manalapan Braves fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Red Bank Regional on Friday.
Ryan Dougherty threw for 101 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Melo was his top target, picking up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, AH'SHERE WOOLFOLK rushed for 79 yards.
Manalapan's victory bumped their record up to 4-4. As for Red Bank Regional, their loss was their sixth straight at home (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 1-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manalapan will square off against Mainland Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Bank Regional will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Lacey Township at 6:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
