Manteca has gone a perfect 10-0 against Central Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Manteca Buffaloes will challenge the Central Catholic Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Manteca didn't have quite enough to beat Patterson and fell 47-45. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while the Tigers are ranked 205th).
Kalaja Reese
| 02/06/25 vs Patterson | 3 |
| 02/04/25 @ Sierra | 4 |
| 01/28/25 @ Oakdale | 4 |
| 01/23/25 @ Mountain House | 4 |
| 01/21/25 vs Central Catholic | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Manteca might have lost, but man, Kalaja Reese was a machine: she went 8 for 12 en route to 18 points and three steals. Reese has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last eight times she's played. Saniyah Anthony was another key player, putting up three points in addition to ten rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic came up short against Mountain House on Thursday and fell 41-34. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manteca has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Manteca won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January, slipping by Central Catholic 48-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manteca since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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