Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto, CA) and the visiting River Islands Riptide (Lathrop, CA), saw Central Catholic's basketball squad hold off River Islands by a count of 35-33.

With the victory, Central Catholic upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign.

Next up, the Riptide play the Manteca Buffaloes (Manteca, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. River Islands will attempt to upgrade on its 3-4 season record. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 32-31 league win over Kimball (Tracy, CA).