The Emerald Aerouants basketball team (Dublin, CA), was topped 54-37 in Friday's non-league contest with the visiting Ripon Christian Knights (Ripon, CA)

The Knights (4-3) will now prepare for their contest against Tracy (Tracy, CA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, Tracy defeated Galt (Galt, CA), 47-38, in a non-league contest.

Next up, the Aerouants face the Deer Valley Wolverines (Antioch, CA) in a match, on Tuesday, December 16. Emerald will attempt to advance on its 1-2 season record. The Wolverines enter the match with a 2-5 record after their 59-25 non-league loss to San Leandro (San Leandro, CA).