The Sierra Timberwolves lost against the East Union Lancers back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Sierra fell 42-31 to East Union. While losing is never fun, Sierra can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while East Union is ranked 127th).
Despite the loss, Sierra still got an impressive performance from Emma Gilmore, who scored 17 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Everett, who scored four points along with six blocks.
Alessandra Montes continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Union, scoring 12 points along with nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Donnese Payne, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and four blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Sierra and nudges their season record down to 11-8. As for East Union, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sierra on the road again on Thursday and play against Oakdale at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th. Oakdale is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for East Union, they will head out on the road to take on Manteca at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Manteca will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
