Basketball Recap: Big Valley Christian Takes a Loss

Big Valley Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by the Riverbank Bruins 82-11. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1311th, while the Bruins are ranked 181st).

Kailey Rivera was Big Valley Christian's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Rivera also led the team in rebounds with 12.

Riverbank was led to victory by Leilani Olanolan and Taylor Macias. Olanolan went 9 for 13 on her way to 21 points in addition to eight steals and six assists, while Macias went 10 of 17 en route to 23 points and six steals. Olanolan is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Alexis Felix was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 10 points along with six rebounds and four steals.

Big Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Riverbank, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3.

Big Valley Christian has already played their next matchup (against Summerville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Riverbank has already played their next contest, a 58-55 victory against Bret Harte on the 28th.