The Ripon Christian Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Escalon Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ripon Christian managed to keep up with Ripon until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Ripon Christian came up short against Ripon, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Indians are ranked 164th).
Meanwhile, Escalon has been on a difficult stretch since their win on January 3. They and Hughson finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
Escalon's draw makes their record 3-8-6 this season. As for Ripon Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7-1 record this season.
Everything went Ripon Christian's way against Escalon when the teams last played back in January, as Ripon Christian made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripon Christian since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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