After flying high against Riverbank last Thursday, Ripon came back down to earth. The Ripon Indians fell to the Gregori Jaguars 67-61. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 577th, while the Jaguars are ranked 133rd).
Ripon's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Madoski, who went 12 for 21 on his way to 28 points and six rebounds. That was a full 45.9% of Ripon's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Baur, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 18 points and eight boards.
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| 12/27/24 - Neutral | 61-67 L |
Even though they lost, Ripon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
With the loss, Ripon broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-7. As for Gregori, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Ripon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-44 defeat against Oakdale on the 28th. As for Gregori, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-48 win against Sonora on the 28th.
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