Flag Football Recap: Sierra Beats Manteca for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Timberwolves

Previous 4 Games

09/30/25 vs Manteca	13-6
09/25/25 vs Mountain House	53-0
09/18/25 @ East Union	26-19
09/16/25 @ Oakdale	18-7

Sierra had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 13-6 win over the Manteca Buffaloes. That's more bragging rights for the Timberwolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Tessa Zalunardo was the offensive standout of the matchup as she rushed for 49 yards and one score.

Sierra didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Manteca to a completion percentage of just 28.1%. The team can thank Kileyann O'Neill for the heroic effort on defense: she. Sierra wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 37.5%.

Sierra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of O'Neill and Natalie Ruvalcaba. O'Neill has been hot, having also posted at least one defended passe the last six times she's played. She got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Sierra's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Manteca, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Buffaloes beat Sierra by a score of 13-12 on Thursday.