Baseball Game Preview: Manteca Buffaloes vs. Mountain House Mustangs

Buffaloes

Runs

03/24/25 @ Mountain House	16
03/21/25 vs Sierra	7
03/21/25 vs Sierra	2
03/19/25 @ Sierra	3
03/12/25 @ Downey	9
+ 10 more games

For the second straight game, Manteca will face off against Mountain House. Manteca will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Mountain House at 4:00 p.m. Manteca is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

On Monday, Manteca got the win against Mountain House by a conclusive 16-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buffaloes.

Manteca got a big performance out of Caleb Ortega, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Preston Smith was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Manteca hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive contests.

Manteca's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Mountain House, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10-1.

Mountain House's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Manteca has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mountain House, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Manteca keep running through batters, or will Mountain House buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.