The Manteca Buffaloes will venture away from home to take on the Lodi Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Manteca nor Lodi posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Manteca proved they can win big last Monday (they won by ten) and last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Kimball 2-1. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Isabel Tonna tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.
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At the plate, Bella Cooper was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Elk Grove hit Lodi with a five-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Flames came up short against the Thundering Herd, falling 12-2. The loss continues a trend for the Flames in their meetings with the Thundering Herd: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lodi saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Pantoja, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Pantoja has hit this season.
Lodi's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Manteca, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Manteca's way against Lodi in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Manteca made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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