California High School Basketball - Escalon nudges Ripon
January 23, 2025: Ripon, CA 95366 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Escalon Cougars (Escalon, CA) and the host Ripon Indians (Ripon, CA), observed Escalon's basketball team edge Ripon by a score of 40-39.
The Cougars (11-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Orestimba (Newman, CA). The Warriors come into the challenge with a 4-10 record. In their last challenge, Orestimba was tipped by Ripon Christian (Ripon, CA), 64-21, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Indians encounter the Hilmar Yellowjackets (Hilmar, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, January 24. Ripon will attempt to improve on its 6-12 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 53-28 league win over Hughson (Hughson, CA).