Riverbank is 1-9 against Ripon since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Riverbank Bruins will take on the Ripon Indians in a tournament on Thursday.
Riverbank is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 85-42 loss at the hands of Beyer. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1232nd, while the Patriots are ranked 302nd).
Meanwhile, Ripon beat West Campus 54-46 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Riverbank better keep an eye on Marcus Madoski. He was instrumental in Ripon's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 14 boards. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Madoski has scored at least a third of Ripon's points. Another player making a difference was Logan Lefebvre, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
Ripon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Ripon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Riverbank, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Riverbank came up short against Ripon when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-42. Can Riverbank avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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