Manteca stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Central Catholic Raiders a 10-0 shutout. Manteca's victory was all the more impressive since Central Catholic was averaging only 4.05 runs allowed on the season.
Nate Slikker made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Slikker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Slikker was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Rex Watson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Edward Anthony was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Manteca's win bumped their record up to 18-5-1. As for Central Catholic, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Manteca will have a chance to go back-to-back against Central Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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