California High School Basketball - River Islands thwarts Manteca
December 6, 2025: Lathrop, CA 95330 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the River Islands Riptide (Lathrop, CA) and the visiting Manteca Buffaloes (Manteca, CA), witnessed River Islands's basketball squad prevail over Manteca by a count of 56-45.
With the victory, River Islands advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Riptide host East Union (Manteca, CA) to meet the Lancers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 9. The Lancers enter the battle with a record of 0-0.
The Buffaloes now own a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Weston Ranch for a non-league challenge on Monday, December 8. Manteca will battle a Cougars team coming off a 72-34 non-league loss to Oakland (Oakland, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 0-1.