Manteca has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Central Catholic Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. 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 Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Del Campo and snuck past 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Rex Watson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
TP Wentworth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Wentworth has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wentworth was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Fernado Alaniz, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Manteca's record now sits at 19-8-1. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Manteca has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Manteca suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Central Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wentworth, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Now that Manteca knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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