
Buffaloes
04/05/25 vs Liberty Ranch | 8-6 |
04/05/25 vs Yuba City | 3-0 |
04/03/25 vs Ben Holt College Prep Academy | 6-0 |
04/03/25 vs Tokay | 10-0 |
04/02/25 vs Oakdale | 4-2 |
03/27/25 vs Mountain House | 6-5 |
Manteca waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Liberty Ranch Hawks, sneaking past 8-6. That's more bragging rights for the Buffaloes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Manteca got a great performance from Riley Ward as she pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Manteca let Ayva Wilkins and Jocelyn Baptist run wild. Wilkins scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Baptist scored three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs Baptist has posted since back in March.
Manteca hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matchups.
Manteca's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Liberty Ranch, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Manteca and Liberty Ranch should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Buffaloes (ranked 145th) will meet Patterson (ranked 336th) at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Liberty Ranch will take on Union Mine at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (365 vs. 849).
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