ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Albany Great Danes defeated the NJIT Highlanders 7-5 on Friday afternoon at Varsity Field. Albany scored four runs in the first inning, including RBI singles from Levi McAllister, Jaxon Mueller and Brian Guerrero. NJIT answered with a sacrifice fly in the second and two more runs in the third and fourth innings, taking a 5-4 lead. Tre Mariano’s two-run single in the fifth put Albany ahead 6-5. Lorenzo Camilleri tied the game with a solo homer in the seventh, but John Vitucci’s RBI double in the eighth gave Albany the lead for good. Matthew Mariano pitched five innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with three strikeouts for Albany. Ty Sallie went 3 for 3 for NJIT. Albany improved to 11-21; NJIT fell to 13-23. The teams meet again Saturday.