Volleyball Game Preview: Ripon Christian Knights vs. Big Valley Christian Lions

The Ripon Christian Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Big Valley Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Ripon Christian turned things around against Ripon on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Indians.

Ripon Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-12.

Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Bruins 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Big Valley Christian took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-7.

Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Big Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.

Everything went Ripon Christian's way against Big Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Ripon Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Ripon Christian repeat their success, or does Big Valley Christian has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.