On Tuesday, the River Islands Riptide narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lathrop Spartans 61-58.
River Islands was led to victory by Idrees ElFarra and Charles Mapanao. ElFarra went 6 for 13 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds and five assists, while Mapanao went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points plus five rebounds. ElFarra's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Dylan Peter was another key player, posting eight points in addition to six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Lathrop still got an impressive performance from Joseph Perkins, who went 7 for 16 en route to 25 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was DJ Reyno, who scored ten points in addition to four steals.
River Islands now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lathrop, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
River Islands will be taking part in a tournament against Riverbank at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. River Islands has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 200 points over their last three matchups. As for Lathrop, they will take on Bear River in a tournament on Thursday.
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