Ranney fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Manalapan on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Ranney has suffered since May 13, 2024.
Ricky Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Andrew Parisi was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Ranney's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Manalapan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-7.
Coming up, Ranney will head out to take on Christian Brothers Academy on Saturday. As for Manalapan, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Jackson Memorial at 7:00 p.m.
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