NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Manhattan scored three runs in the ninth inning to beat Iona 6-3 on Friday afternoon at City Park, avenging a loss to the Gaels a day earlier.

The Jaspers jumped ahead with a three-run second inning. Lordier Rya tripled home a run and Samuel Vinc homered in the third. Vinc doubled and scored in the seventh and ninth, finishing with three hits and four RBIs. Manhattan amassed 12 hits.

Iona cut the lead to 4-2 in the second on Chavis Conceicao’s two-run single. Andrew Lenski singled in a run in the eighth. The Gaels collected 10 hits but left runners on base. Braedon Romero pitched for Manhattan. AJ Oden, Nickolas Mora and Kieran Kehoe also played key roles for Iona.

Manhattan improved to 20-28 overall, Iona to 18-28. The teams meet again Saturday in the series finale.