Preview: Manteca Buffaloes vs. Wood Wildcats
The Manteca Buffaloes will take on the Wood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Manteca rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Jaguars 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Manteca has posted since January 16th.
Manteca's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michailla Springs, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. Jada Ikharo was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wood had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They snuck past East Union with a 62-58 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Natalia Sanchez was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. She hasn't dropped below two steals for 12 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tianna Palmer, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Manteca is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Wood, their victory bumped their record up to 19-11.
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