E.J. Melendez

E.J. Melendez was sharp into the sixth inning and the Manalapan offense delivered in the late innings to send the Braves to the CJ 4 final for the first time in six years.

MARLBORO - Saturday's NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV between No. 10 seed Colts Neck and No. 2 Manalapan was moved from Manalapan High School to Marlboro High School because of field conditions and by the end of Saturday's showdown between the two Shore Conference Class A North rivals, the Braves were glad they were not at their home field...