The River Islands Riptide basketball squad (Lathrop, CA), was crushed 60-28 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Ripon Christian Knights (Ripon, CA)

With the victory, Ripon Christian advances its record to 12-3 on the year. The Knights host Ripon (Ripon, CA) to meet the Indians in a battle on Friday, January 17. The Indians enter the battle with a record of 9-9. Ripon won 77-32 in their recent league battle against Orestimba (Newman, CA)

The Riptide now own a 4-15 record. They put it on the line next when they host Venture Academy for a battle on Friday, January 17. River Islands will meet a Mustangs squad coming off a 2-0 league win over Millennium (Tracy, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 11-6.