After flying high against Oakdale last Thursday, Manteca came back down to earth. The Buffaloes fell just short of the Sierra Timberwolves by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Buffaloes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Timberwolves earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Manteca lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 17-15.
Despite the defeat, Manteca saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alex Khizeran had 16 digs and two aces.
Sierra was led to victory by Manolo Asuncion and Kevin Gracia. Asuncion had 43 digs and one assist, while Gracia had 29 digs and two aces. Asuncion is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 13 or more in each of the last three games he's played. Samuel Mortenson was another key player, getting 11 digs.
Manteca's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for Sierra, they pushed their record up to 18-12 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
After both having extra time off, Manteca and Antelope will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on the 30th. As for Sierra, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against East Union on the 23rd.
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