Volleyball Preview: Ripon Christian Knights vs. Manteca Buffaloes
After both having extra time off, the Ripon Christian Knights and the Manteca Buffaloes will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Ripon Christian will be strutting in after a win while Manteca will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Ripon Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hughson.
Ripon Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Hughson into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 25-11, 15-4.
Ripon Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Manteca lost 3-0 to Central Catholic on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost eight in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Central Catholic scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-20.
Ripon Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Manteca, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Ripon Christian took their win against Manteca when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripon Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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