The Tracy Bulldogs will take on the Manteca Buffaloes in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tracy will be strutting in after a win while Manteca will be coming in after a defeat.
Tracy headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Bret Harte let them put that streak behind them. The Bulldogs' defense stepped up to hand the Bullfrogs a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The matchup was close at halftime, but Tracy turned on the heat in the second half with three goals.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Manteca and Sierra, and Sierra kept the tradition alive. The Buffaloes lost 3-0 to the Timberwolves on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Manteca have lost by exactly three goals.
Tracy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4-3. As for Manteca, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-5-2.
Everything went Tracy's way against Manteca in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, as Tracy made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Buffaloes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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