Volleyball Game Preview: Manteca Buffaloes vs. Sierra Timberwolves

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Previous Games

04/04/25 - Home	3-1 W
03/01/25 - Neutral	2-0 W
04/17/24 - Away	3-2 W
03/27/24 - Home	3-2 W
04/24/23 - Home	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Manteca is 9-1 against Sierra since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Buffaloes will face off against the Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. Manteca will be strutting in after a win while Sierra will be coming in after a defeat.

On Thursday, Manteca made easy work of Oakdale and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won seven in a row.

Manteca's got stronger as the match went on, holding Oakdale to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-14.

Meanwhile, Sierra didn't have quite enough to beat Ripon on Thursday and fell 3-2.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Sierra sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-22, 20-25, 28-26, 22-25, 15-10.

Manteca's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-7. As for Sierra, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.

Manteca was able to grind out a solid win over Sierra in their previous meeting on April 4th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.