The Manalapan Braves will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the East Brunswick Bears at 3:45 p.m. Manalapan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so East Brunswick's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Manalapan's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They skirted past Toms River East 1-0.
Not much got past Dylan Shaffer, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Toms River East off the board.
On the hitting side, Manalapan's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dennis Healy, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, East Brunswick came up short against Perth Amboy on Monday and fell 4-1. East Brunswick has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manalapan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for East Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Manalapan might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from East Brunswick in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Manalapan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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