Hughson lost against Ripon Christian back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hughson Huskies were outmatched by the Ripon Christian Knights and fell 60-32. 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 925th, while the Knights are ranked 342nd).
Hughson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jackson Gehrke, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Karam Kang, who posted five points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ripon Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Tameling, who put up 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jake Vander Veen, who scored 17 points.
Hughson dropped their record down to 9-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ripon Christian, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Hughson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 57-39 defeat against Escalon on the 15th. As for Ripon Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-37 win against River Islands on the 15th.
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