Football Game Preview: Orestimba Warriors vs. Ripon Christian Knights + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	21-17 W
11/17/23 - Neutral	14-35 L
09/22/23 - Away	12-42 L
09/23/22 - Home	21-7 W
09/24/21 - Away	42-45 L
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Orestimba and Ripon Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Warriors will face off against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Orestimba has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Ripon Christian will arrive with three straight wins.

Orestimba is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hughson on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Warriors came up short against the Huskies, falling 38-13. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Huskies are ranked 229th).

Despite the defeat, Orestimba got top-tier performance from Michael Maier, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Maier's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Ripon Christian against Escalon on Friday as the squad secured a 38-8 victory. The Knights pushed the score to 31-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.

Orestimba better keep an eye on Lushen Sanders. He was instrumental in Ripon Christian's win, rushing for 186 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Those 186 rushing yards gave Sanders a new career-high.

Orestimba's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Ripon Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Orestimba didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Ripon Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Knights' Mason Tameling, who threw for 159 yards and two TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Warriors still be able to contain Tameling? There's only one way to find out.