Even though the Manteca Buffaloes have not done well against the East Union Lancers recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Manteca managed a 53-47 win over East Union. Winning may never get old, but Manteca sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Manteca got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Izabella Sanchez out in front who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Sanchez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jada Ikharo, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Despite the defeat, East Union saw an underclassman step up: Zyondupree Beasley scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Beasley has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Zuniga, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Manteca has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for East Union, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4.
Manteca will head out on the road to face off against Kimball at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kimball will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. East Union will take on Oakdale at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakdale will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 740th, while East Union is ranked 138th).
