The Manteca Buffaloes will face off against the Sierra Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Manteca's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Sierra on Tuesday. They took an 18-0 bruising from the Timberwolves. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Timberwolves are ranked 145th).
Janessa Barnes was her usual excellent self, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Sierra. What's more, Barnes also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in September. Another player making a difference was Tessa Zalunardo, who threw for 158 yards and a touchdown.
Sierra's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Barnes and Maitland Kohoutek. Barnes is also on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as she's now hauled in two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Manteca now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Sierra, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
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