Riverbank is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Big Valley Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Riverbank Bruins will take on the Big Valley Christian Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Riverbank was fully in charge, breezing past Gustine 100-26 on the road. With Riverbank ahead 48-11 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Erick Jimenez, who scored 43 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Riverbank's points. Rolando Bazan was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 16 more assists than your opponent, a fact Big Valley Christian proved on Tuesday. They breezed by Vanguard College Prep on the road to the tune of 99-31.
Big Valley Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Solomon Paris out in front who scored 19 points along with 6 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Titus Boone, who scored 15 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Riverbank's victory lifted them to 4-0 while Gustine's defeat dropped them down to 0-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Riverbank and Big Valley Christian are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Riverbank hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 71 points per game. However, it's not like Big Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been even better at 89.3 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Everything came up roses for Riverbank against Big Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2021 as the squad secured a 82-35 victory. Does Riverbank have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
