The Ripon Christian Knights will face off against the Sutter Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ripon Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
On Friday, Ripon Christian needed a bit of extra time to put away Sonora. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 70-68 victory over the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Sutter lost 82-61 to Natomas on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 658th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 198th).
Ripon Christian will have to keep a close watch on Sammy Sharma and Izzy Bhatti, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sutter's prior game. Sharma went 7-for-9 on his way to 15 points and five boards, while Bhatti went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sharma a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Trenton Harter was another key player, putting up nine points.
Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 22-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points over those games. As for Sutter, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
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