The Oakdale Mustangs will challenge the Patterson Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oakdale's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oakdale came into this matchup off a tough six-run loss on Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Manteca by a score of 3-1 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since March 10th.
Oakdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Costa, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Patterson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 5-1 to Central Catholic. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Cole Medina made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Patterson's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Oakdale, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Patterson struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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