River Islands can bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against the Turlock Christian Eagles by a score of 48-41. This was a revenge game for the Riptide: when they faced off against the Eagles back in January, they had to take a 38-34 defeat.
Turlock Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Faith Hayes, who went 8 for 16 en route 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. Christiana Eivaz was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
River Islands' victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-15. As for Turlock Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
River Islands will challenge Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Turlock Christian, they will host Ben Holt College Prep Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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