Sierra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 36-30 heartbreaker at the hands of the Patterson Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Timberwolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 63-57 on January 2nd.
| 01/23/25 vs Patterson | 6 |
| 01/09/25 @ Manteca | 5 |
| 01/07/25 @ Oakdale | 5 |
| 01/02/25 @ Patterson | 5 |
| 01/21/25 vs Mountain House | 3 |
Sierra lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mya Everett, who posted 12 points along with six blocks and three steals. The dominant performance gave Everett a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Alison Cozby, who scored seven points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sierra smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Leading Patterson to victory were Takhiya Hardin and Alyse Lomeli. Hardin dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten steals, while Lomeli dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 boards. Lomeli has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played.
Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Patterson, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
Sierra has already played their next game, a 59-38 defeat against East Union on the 28th. As for Patterson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-32 loss against Central Catholic on the 28th.
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