Hilmar hasn't had much luck against Ripon recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hilmar Yellowjackets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ripon Indians at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Hilmar made easy work of Hughson and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ripon came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 3-0 win.
Ripon never let Escalon on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-20.
Hilmar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Ripon, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Hilmar suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ripon when the teams last played on October 1st. Can Hilmar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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