Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ripon Christian Knights (Ripon, CA) and the host Stone Ridge Christian Knights (Merced, CA), saw Ripon Christian's basketball squad wallop Stone Ridge Christian by a count of 79-52.

With the victory, Ripon Christian upgrades its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Escalon (Escalon, CA) to play the Cougars in a Trans Valley League challenge on Wednesday, January 10. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 13-3. Escalon lost 48-40 in their recent league challenge against Riverbank (Riverbank, CA)

Next up, the Knights play the Turlock Christian Eagles (Turlock, CA) in a Central California Athletic Alliance challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Stone Ridge Christian will attempt to upgrade on its 11-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 69-51 non-league win over Stockton Christian (Stockton, CA).