Bear Creek Bruins (Stockton, CA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Ripon Indians (Ripon, CA), 49-32 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Bear Creek upgrades its record to 5-2 on the season. The Bruins travel to Pitman (Turlock, CA) to clash with the Pride in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 21. The Pride go into the bout with a record of 2-5. Pitman won 64-52 in their recent non-league bout against Kimball (Tracy, CA)

Next up, the Indians clash with the Manteca Buffaloes (Manteca, CA) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, December 27. Ripon will attempt to upgrade on its 4-7 season record.