Preview: Big Valley Christian Lions vs. Ripon Christian Knights
The Big Valley Christian Lions will take on the Ripon Christian Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Big Valley Christian comes in on three and Ripon Christian on ten.
With a playoff game on the line, Big Valley Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They took down the Bullfrogs 71-54.
Big Valley Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Titus Beers led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cohen Boone, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian beat Ripon 54-42 on Friday.
Ripon Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jake Vander Veen, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amos Cady, who scored 12 points.
Big Valley Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow isn't as good as their 22-6 record this season. As for Ripon Christian, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Big Valley Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 71.2 points per game. However, it's not like Ripon Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Big Valley Christian suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to Ripon Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Big Valley Christian was down 37-17.
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