The Ripon Christian Knights lost against the Riverbank Bruins back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Ripon Christian received a tough blow as they fell 44-25 to Riverbank. Ripon Christian has struggled against Riverbank recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Ripon Christian still got an impressive performance from Maddie Yonker, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Yonker is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last three games she's played. Kara Kessler was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Ripon Christian's loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 10-8. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.3 points per game. As for Riverbank, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Ripon Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Ripon at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Ripon is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. Riverbank won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Livingston at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Livingston focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 last Tuesday.
