The Manteca Buffaloes waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 42-33 win over Central Catholic. Given Manteca's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Central Catholic is ranked 760th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manteca to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izabella Sanchez, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Jada Ikharo, who scored nine points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Manteca is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Central Catholic, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manteca will face off against East Union at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Union is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Manteca a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Kimball at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
