Sonora hasn't had much luck against Ripon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sonora Wildcats will be playing at home against the Ripon Indians at 5:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sonora's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hughson as Sonora made off with a 5-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wildcats needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
They hit Hughson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Estrella Machado (2), Addison Kraft (2), and Adyson Kroeze.
Meanwhile, on WednesdayRipon Christian kept up with Ripon until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Ripon blew past Ripon Christian 3-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Knights are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ripon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Sonora, they pushed their record up to 5-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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