Jake Vander Veen
| 12/06/25 vs River Islands | 40 |
| 12/05/25 vs Beyer | 18 |
| 12/04/25 vs Big Valley Christian | 24 |
| 12/02/25 @ Mountain House | 22 |
| 03/04/25 @ Berkeley | 22 |
| + 2 more games |
Ripon Christian won the last time they faced River Islands and Jake Vander Veen did his part to make sure it happened again. The Knights strolled past the Riptide with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 72-56 thanks in part to Vander Veen, who posted 40 points. His afternoon made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points.
Despite the loss, River Islands still got an impressive performance from Charles Mapanao, who had 18 points. Mapanao continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Euan Jeice Costales, who scored nine points.
The win got Ripon Christian back to even at 2-2. As for River Islands, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Coming up, Ripon Christian will challenge Chavez at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Knights will be up against the Titans' rather soft defense (which has allowed 49.6 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for River Islands, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 81-56 defeat against East Union on the 9th.
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