Baseball Preview: Manteca Buffaloes vs. Central Catholic Raiders
Manteca is 1-9 against Central Catholic since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Manteca Buffaloes will look to defend their home field against the Central Catholic Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manteca: 2.7, Central Catholic: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Manteca came up short against Sierra and fell 9-5. Manteca has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rex Watson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jeremy Cross was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic entered their tilt with East Union with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lancers on Friday and snuck past 4-3. That's two games straight that Central Catholic has won by just one run.
TP Wentworth made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Wentworth was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Seth Van Dyk was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Manteca's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5-1. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Manteca came up short against Central Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Will Manteca have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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