The Ripon Christian Knights lost against the Riverbank Bruins back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Ripon Christian took a 44-25 bruising from Riverbank. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ripon Christian in their matchups with Riverbank: they've now lost five in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Ripon Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Maddie Yonker. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Yonker has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kara Kessler, who scored six points.
Ripon Christian's defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 10-8. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.3 points per game. As for Riverbank, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Ripon Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ripon at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Ripon is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. Riverbank won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Livingston at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Livingston focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 last Tuesday.
