The Oakdale Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Manteca Buffaloes at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oakdale: 3.5, Manteca: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Oakdale didn't have quite enough to beat Manteca and fell 4-2.
Oakdale got a good showing from Colby Crofts, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Oakdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Diebner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Eric Velazquez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Oakdale's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Manteca, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1.
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