Patterson hasn't had much luck against Manteca recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tigers will square off against the Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Patterson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-6 victory over Sierra. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Tigers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 641st).
Dasen Pettis
| 10/17/25 vs Sierra | 3 |
| 09/26/25 vs East Union | 2 |
| 09/05/25 @ Lathrop | 2 |
| 09/19/25 @ Central Catholic | 1 |
| 08/22/25 @ Merced | 1 |
Dasen Pettis had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 211 yards and three scores while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Patterson is 2-1 when Pettis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. Devin Hunt was another key back, rushing for 56 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Patterson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Another reason for the win was Patterson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Randy White was especially locked on to Sierra's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Manteca strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They breezed past East Union to the tune of 56-20. The result was nothing new for the Buffaloes, who have now won seven games by 29 points or more so far this season.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-6. As for Manteca, their record now sits at 8-0.
Patterson came up short against Manteca in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 39-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Buffaloes' Nikko Juarez, who rushed for 133 yards and three TDs. Now that the Tigers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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