Basketball Game Preview: Orestimba Warriors vs. Ripon Indians

Orestimba is 0-3 against Ripon since January of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Orestimba Warriors will head out to face off against the Ripon Indians at 7:30 p.m. Orestimba has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Orestimba turned things around against Sonora on Friday. They walked away with a 75-64 win over the Wildcats. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1095th, while the Wildcats are ranked 397th).

Meanwhile, Ripon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 71-48 margin over the Huskies. The Indians pushed the score to 57-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies had little chance of recovering from.

Orestimba better keep an eye on Marcus Madoski. He was instrumental in Ripon's win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 17 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Madoski has scored at least a third of Ripon's points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Baur, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points.

Ripon was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hughson only racked up six assists.

Ripon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Orestimba, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 6-16.

Orestimba took a serious blow against Ripon in their previous matchup back in January, falling 85-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madoski, who went 11 of 16 en route to 25 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Now that Orestimba knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.