The Manteca Buffaloes will head out to take on the Sierra Timberwolves at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Manteca, who comes in off a win.
Manteca took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Patterson as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Buffaloes haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Manteca never let Patterson on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-8, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Sierra didn't have quite enough to beat Central Catholic on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Timberwolves have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Sierra actually scored more points across those five sets (100-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Manteca, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Everything went Manteca's way against Sierra in their previous matchup back in September, as Manteca made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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