Orestimba is 0-3 against Ripon since November of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Orestimba Warriors will challenge the Ripon Indians at 7:00 p.m.
Orestimba is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sonora by a score of 3-2.
Orestimba wouldn't go down easily and took Sonora into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Ripon narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cardinal Newman 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ripon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 22-25, 15-9.
Orestimba's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Ripon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season.
Orestimba came up short against Ripon in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Orestimba avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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