The Sierra Timberwolves will take on the Oakdale Mustangs in a holiday battle at at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Sierra sitting on four straight wins and Oakdale on three.
Sierra's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Manteca 1-0. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 765th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sierra's one-goal win came courtesy of Logan Silva, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Oakdale beat Manteca 4-2 on Thursday. Even though the Mustangs got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Hayden Koehler was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Oakdale's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three contests. As for Sierra, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Sierra took their win against Oakdale in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 3-0. Does Sierra have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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