Sierra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain House Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Mustangs are ranked 166th).
| 01/30/25 @ Mountain House | 17 |
| 12/04/23 vs Sonora | 14 |
| 12/15/23 @ Merced | 13 |
| 12/03/24 @ Liberty Ranch | 13 |
| 02/01/24 vs Kimball | 12 |
Sierra lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Janessa Barnes, who posted six points and 17 boards. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Everett, who put up seven points and five boards.
Among those leading the charge was Niaja Harris, who went 9 for 20 en route to 20 points and four steals. The game was her third in a row with at least ten points. Jariah Indalecio was another key player, putting up seven points and 15 rebounds.
Sierra's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Mountain House, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sierra has already played their next contest (against Manteca), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mountain House will square off against Patterson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain House is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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