The Kimball Jaguars lost against the Manteca Buffaloes back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Kimball took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manteca. Kimball has struggled against Manteca recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Madhav Asija and Osama Mirghani certainly did their best on Friday to try and avoid the loss. Asija scored 16 points, while Mirghani scored eight points along with six rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Tobe Nwankwo, who scored six points.
Kimball's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for Manteca, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Kimball will head out on the road to take on Oakdale at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Manteca, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
