Baseball Recap: Manteca Buffaloes vs. Weston Ranch Cougars
Manteca can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They never let the Weston Ranch Cougars onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Manteca.
George Mendoza looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Jesse Bella relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Edward Anthony, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Nate Slikker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Weston Ranch's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Paris, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base. Paris has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Even though they lost, Weston Ranch hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Manteca pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs per game. As for Weston Ranch, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Manteca will take on Pitman at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Manteca's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Pitman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Weston Ranch, they will head out on the road to challenge Venture Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Venture Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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