Softball Preview: East Union Lancers vs. Manteca Buffaloes
East Union and Manteca are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The East Union Lancers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Manteca Buffaloes at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Union is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kimball.
East Union saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caliyah Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Manteca was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Oakdale by a score of 3-1.
Lauren Moncada made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Manteca, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Union has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Manteca struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Union came up short against Manteca in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manteca's Nayellys Torres, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that East Union knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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