Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Rio Americano Raiders (Sacramento, CA) and the host Casa Roble Rams (Orangevale, CA), saw Rio Americano's basketball squad overcome Casa Roble by a tally of 33-25.

With the victory, Rio Americano improves its record to 8-4 on the campaign. The Raiders travel to Capital Christian (Sacramento, CA) to confront the Cougars in a Capital Athletic League challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 6-10. Capital Christian won 59-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Pioneer (Woodland, CA)

Next up, the Rams confront the Rio Linda Knights (Rio Linda, CA) in a Golden Empire League challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Casa Roble will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 59-28 non-league loss to Calaveras (San Andreas, CA).