Manteca and East Union are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Manteca Buffaloes will head out on the road to square off against the East Union Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Manteca nor East Union posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Manteca will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 11-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Oakdale by a score of 3-1.
Lauren Moncada was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, East Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 4-1 to Kimball.
East Union saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caliyah Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Manteca's record is now 15-5. As for East Union, their record now sits at 12-10.
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 East Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Manteca beat East Union 4-1 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Union's Lily Pickering, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Manteca still be able to contain Pickering? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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