Ripon hasn't had much luck against Manteca recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ripon Indians will welcome the Manteca Buffaloes at 10:00 a.m. Ripon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Ripon is coming into the contest fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Hughson that saw the pair combine for 21 shots on goal. Ripon's defense stepped up to hand Hughson a 6-0 shutout two weeks ago. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won three matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Hughson from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Manteca was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Enochs. 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).
Ripon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Manteca, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-2.
Ripon came up short against Manteca in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 5-3. Can Ripon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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