The Sierra Timberwolves will venture away from home to face off against the Oakdale Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
If Sierra beats Oakdale with 30 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Sierra strolled past Oakdale with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 30-14. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Mustangs are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tessa Zalunardo was nothing short of spectacular: she rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of her passes. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. Janessa Barnes did her part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 115 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Sierra's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Margeil Garcia.
Sierra is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Oakdale, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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