The Manteca Buffaloes are taking a road trip to square off against the Ripon Christian Knights at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Manteca and three for Ripon Christian.
Manteca is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bret Harte on Monday. Manteca fell just short of Bret Harte by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Hughson two weeks ago and fell 4-3.
Talen Tameling and Collin Lecain scored all three of Ripon Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Ripon Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-3-1. As for Manteca, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Manteca was able to grind out a solid victory over Ripon Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Manteca have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ripon Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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