The Ripon Christian Knights basketball team (Ripon, CA), was tipped 71-65 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Beyer Patriots (Modesto, CA)

The Patriots (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Downey (Modesto, CA). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Downey edged Los Banos (Los Banos, CA), 68-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights battle the River Islands Riptide (Lathrop, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 6. Ripon Christian will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Riptide enter the battle with a 2-1 record after their 56-53 non-league win over Riverbank (Riverbank, CA).