Manteca typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Sierra proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Manteca Buffaloes by a score of 9-5. That's more bragging rights for Sierra, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Druw Navarro made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Navarro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Morrow was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Travis Boyd, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
On Manteca's side, Rex Watson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 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.
The win made it two in a row for Sierra and bumps their season record up to 13-9. As for Manteca, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5-1.
Sierra will head out on the road to take on Oakdale at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Sierra will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Manteca, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Catholic: 3.7, Manteca: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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