Manteca is 0-10 against Oakdale since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Manteca Buffaloes will face off against the Oakdale Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manteca is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Pioneer by a score of 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manteca.
Nayellys Torres spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lauren Moncada and Maleiah Garza did most of the damage at the plate: Moncada scored three runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances, while Garza went 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Oakdale waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Not much got past Raegen Everett, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Vista del Lago off the board.
On the hitting side, Oakdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Bohannon, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Manteca's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Oakdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Manteca has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oakdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Manteca couldn't quite finish off Oakdale in their previous matchup on May 2nd and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Everett, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Manteca knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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