Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Ripon Indians (Ripon, CA) and the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA), saw Ripon's basketball squad hold off Patterson by a tally of 54-48.

With the victory, Ripon improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Indians host Escalon (Escalon, CA) to play the Cougars in a Trans Valley League challenge on Friday, January 5. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 1-14. Escalon lost 52-45 in their recent league challenge against Riverbank (Riverbank, CA)

Next up, the Tigers play the Turlock Bulldogs (Turlock, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Patterson will attempt to improve on its 8-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 63-40 league loss to El Capitan (Merced, CA).