Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Manteca couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the West Park Panthers by a score of 10-9 on Friday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Buffaloes, who until this contest were averaging 3.86 runs allowed.
Manteca got a big performance out of Devon Richardson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Preston Smith, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs.
Buffaloes
| 05/09/25 vs West Park | 9-10 |
| 05/07/25 vs Rio Americano | 7-1 |
| 04/25/25 @ East Union | 8-5 |
| 04/23/25 vs East Union | 6-2 |
| 04/21/25 @ East Union | 4-5 |
Manteca moved to 21-8 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for West Park, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
Manteca does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Park, they will challenge Yuba City at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 4, the Honkers 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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