The River Islands Riptide basketball squad (Lathrop, CA), was crushed 39-13 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Ripon Indians (Ripon, CA)

With the victory, Ripon advances its record to 4-5 on the year. The Indians travel to Hughson (Hughson, CA) to meet the Huskies in a battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Huskies enter the battle with a record of 9-2.

The Riptide now own a 2-4 record.