Baseball Recap: Manteca Takes a Loss

Manteca came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 16-6 to the Central Catholic Raiders. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Buffaloes, who until this match were averaging 3.5 runs allowed.

Edward Anthony was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Devon Richardson was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Buffaloes

Previous 5 Games

04/09/25 @ Central Catholic	6-16
04/07/25 vs Central Catholic	9-7
04/04/25 vs Oakdale	3-1
04/02/25 @ Oakdale	8-2
03/31/25 vs Oakdale	0-1

Manteca moved to 17-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.

While Manteca had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.