The East Union Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Manteca Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Union sitting on seven straight victories and Manteca on three.
East Union's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 20-0 margin over Mountain House. Considering the Lancers have won seven games by more than 19 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for East Union came from Caliyah Lopez, Larissa Harries, and Vanessa Velazquez.
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East Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Harries and Sierra Dormer were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Avina Harrington is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as she's now defended at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Manteca strolled past Oakdale with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 25-7. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 464th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Manteca's win came down to the chemistry between Lily Dundas and her top target Myah Hayter. Dundas threw for 198 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Hayter picked up 79 receiving yards and one score. Those 79 receiving yards gave Hayter a new career-high.
East Union's record is now 14-5. As for Manteca, their record now sits at 12-6.
East Union strolled past Manteca in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 18-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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