California High School Basketball - Riverbank can't hold off Escalon
January 4, 2024: Riverbank, CA 95367 The Riverbank Bruins basketball team (Riverbank, CA), was nudged 52-51 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Escalon Cougars (Escalon, CA)
The Cougars now sport a 16-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ripon Christian for a Trans Valley League battle on Tuesday, January 9. Escalon will battle a Knights team coming off a 41-24 non-league win over Stone Ridge Christian (Merced, CA). The Knights record now stands at 8-6.
The Bruins (10-4) will now prepare for their battle against Ripon (Ripon, CA). The Indians come into the Trans Valley League battle with a 7-9 record. In their last battle, Ripon was nudged by Hilmar (Hilmar, CA), 41-39, in a league battle.