Experience proved to be the difference in Friday’s first-place battle between Manteca and visiting Kimball, which came through in pressure-packed moments and escaped with a 6-3 victory over the defending Valley Oak League champion.Kimball is loaded at the top of its ladder with three of the best players in the , including three-time defending champion Garret Chun, but the Buffaloes (5-1, 7-3 overall) fared well against them and had opportunities in the lower half of the lineup to come away triumphant.“Going in we knew were going to have a tough time in No. 1, 2 and 3 singles, but realistically this match could have gone either way,” Manteca coach Frank Fontana said. “They had four guys playing second and third doubles with some experience, and I have four guys there who are just starting to play.