The Manteca Buffaloes (Manteca, CA) basketball edged the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA), 28-26 in Thursday's league bout.

The Buffaloes now possess a 5-6 record. They play next when they host Central Catholic for a bout on Tuesday, January 21. Manteca will play a Raiders team coming off a 27-23 league loss to Oakdale (Oakdale, CA). The Raiders record now stands at 3-6.

With the loss, Patterson falls to 9-7 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Oakdale (Oakdale, CA) to play the Mustangs in a bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 8-10. Oakdale won 27-23 in their recent league bout against Central Catholic (Modesto, CA)