Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ripon Christian). They blew past the Modesto Christian Crusaders 50-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Crusaders are ranked 993rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ripon Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josh Miller led the charge by rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in rushing yards. Blake Stuit was in the mix too, providing Ripon Christian with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ripon Christian's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aaron Van Hofwegen.
The win got Ripon Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Modesto Christian, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Ripon Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 30-6 victory against Ripon on the 11th. Modesto Christian has also already played their next game, a 23-0 defeat against Valley Christian on the 10th.
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