River Islands kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a hard 50-34 fall against the Big Valley Christian Lions. The Riptide haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, River Islands still got an impressive performance from Idrees Elfarra, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 12 points. Another player making a difference was Darius Radoc Factoran, who posted seven points and three steals.
Big Valley Christian had a senior duo take command as Titus Boone shot 56% from the field on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five assists and Evan Helm went 6-for-9 en route to 14 points and six rebounds. Boone is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Big Valley Christian has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
River Islands didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-51 win against Lathrop on the 2nd. As for Big Valley Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-55 loss against Ripon Christian on the 4th.
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