The Patterson Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Oakdale Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Patterson is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They fell 5-1 to Central Catholic. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Cole Medina was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oakdale suffered their closest defeat since March 10th on Friday. They fell just short of Manteca by a score of 3-1. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oakdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Costa, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Patterson's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Oakdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Patterson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oakdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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