Whether Shore Conference South B division leader Manchester can be caught remains to be seen, but the Barnegat boys bowling team seems ready to put pressure on the Hawks through the end of the regular season during the coming weeks.

Heading into this week’s action – delayed by 24 hours because of Martin Luther King Day on Monday – the Hawks held a seven-point lead on second-place Barnegat, but after the Bengals won two against Manchester on Jan. 13 the Bengals continued to keep pace on Jan.