The Hilmar Yellowjackets lost against the Riverbank Bruins back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. Hilmar took a 72-53 bruising from Riverbank. Hilmar has not had much luck with Riverbank recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jason Moniz, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Silveira, who scored 14 points.
Hilmar has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Riverbank, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Hilmar will head out on the road to face off against Ripon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ripon's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches. As for Riverbank, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Escalon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Escalon is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
