Turlock Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 48-41 to the River Islands Riptide. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Riptide earlier this season, when they won 38-34.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Faith Hayes, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. That was a full 43.9% of Turlock Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Christiana Eivaz, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Turlock Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for River Islands, the victory snapped their losing streak at ten games and leaves them with a 4-15 record.
Turlock Christian has already played their next game (against Ben Holt College Prep Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. River Islands is taking a road trip to square off against Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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