The Ripon Christian Knights volleyball squad (Ripon, CA), dropped 2-0 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA)

With the win, Merced improves its record to 1-0 on the season. The Bears host Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA) to encounter the Thunder in a battle on Thursday, September 26. The Thunder go into the battle with a record of 0-1.

The Knights now own a 13-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Escalon for a battle on Tuesday, September 24. Ripon Christian will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Sierra (Manteca, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 2-0.