LEXINGTON — The Melrose Americans pushed the six-time reigning champion Lexington Blue Sox to three games in the Intercity League semifinals but came up just short in the best-of-three series 2-1.
The fourth-seeded Americans, who beat Reading 10-1 in a play-in game, stunned the top-seeded Blue Sox 7-5 in Game 1 at Lexington High, racking…