Football Recap: East Union Lancers vs. Manteca Buffaloes
East Union fell victim to Manteca and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Manteca Buffaloes. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 65th).
Kirk Simoni threw for 42 yards on seven of 11 attempts.
Jackson Fay was his top target, picking up 50 receiving yards.
Nikko Juarez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Manteca, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Elijah Stevenson was another key back, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
East Union's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-5. As for Manteca, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
East Union will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mountain House at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. East Union is facing Mountain House at the right time seeing as Mountain House is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Manteca, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 39-27 win against Patterson on the 25th.
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