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| 12/06/23 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 11/28/22 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/10/21 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 12/30/19 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 12/28/18 - Away | 1-3 L |
| + 2 more games |
Manteca is 6-1 against Ripon since November of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Manteca Buffaloes will face off against the Ripon Indians at 10:00 a.m. Manteca's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Manteca saw some tournament action last Saturday. They came up short against Enochs, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 560th, while the Eagles are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Ripon and Hughson combined for 21 shots on goal two weeks ago, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. Ripon never let Hughson onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. With that victory, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 2.6 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Hughson from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Ripon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Manteca, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-2.
Manteca beat Ripon 5-3 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Manteca repeat their success, or does Ripon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
