Two dominant guards in Idrees ElFarra and Michael Miller are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The River Islands Riptide will face off against the Turlock Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in River Islands' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
River Islands will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Ben Holt College Prep Academy on Tuesday. River Islands was the clear victor by a 75-53 margin over Ben Holt College Prep Academy.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Turlock Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 61-51 win over Millennium on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 29-point performance the matchup before.
River Islands better focus on containing Miller and Cam Kelley as the pair were huge in Turlock Christian's win. Miller went 10 for 21 en route to 23 points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Kelley went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points. Miller's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Winston York, who posted four points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
Turlock Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
With the victory, Turlock Christian broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-14. As for River Islands, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
River Islands was able to grind out a solid victory over Turlock Christian when the teams last played on January 14th, winning 63-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Islands since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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