River Islands Riptide (Lathrop, CA) boosters left the game satisfied Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Big Valley Christian Lions (Modesto, CA), 56-36 in a non-league match.

With the victory, River Islands upgrades its record to 2-1 on the year. The Riptide host Enochs (Modesto, CA) to face the Eagles in a non-league match on Thursday, December 5. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 1-4. Enochs lost 71-69 in their recent non-league match against Orestimba (Newman, CA)

The Lions now sport a 0-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gustine for a non-league match on Thursday, December 5. Big Valley Christian will face a Reds squad coming off a 50-35 non-league loss to Millennium (Tracy, CA). The Reds record now stands at 0-2.