Manteca won the last time they faced Patterson and things went their way on Saturday too. The Manteca Buffaloes walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Patterson Tigers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buffaloes.
Nate Slikker made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Manteca got a great performance from Jeremy Cross as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Cross has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Chris Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Quitasol, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Buffaloes
| 03/08/25 vs Patterson | 10-6 |
| 02/19/25 vs Central Valley | 4-3 |
| 02/12/25 vs Los Banos | 4-0 |
| 02/11/25 vs Weston Ranch | 17-0 |
| 05/07/24 vs Del Campo | 3-1 |
Manteca pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Patterson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Coming up, Manteca will square off against Downey at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Manteca's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Downey's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Patterson, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Mountain House on the 10th.
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