Football Preview: Ripon Christian Knights vs. Sonora Wildcats
Ripon Christian has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Sonora Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Ripon Christian and Orestimba met for a duel on Friday where Ripon Christian had to take the L. Ripon Christian fell to Orestimba 21-17. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ripon Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Mason Tameling, who threw for 159 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Tameling a new career-high in rushing yards (28).
Ripon Christian wouldn't let Orestimba keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ripon Christian can thank Walker Postma and Chase Bunnell for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sonora). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Modesto Christian 64-0. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Steven Morfoot was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Colton Gibson was another key player, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Ripon Christian now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Sonora, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
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