The Ripon Christian Knights will face off against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ripon Christian comes in on ten and Big Valley Christian on three.
Last Friday, Ripon Christian beat Ripon 54-42.
Ripon Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jake Vander Veen, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amos Cady, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Big Valley Christian walked away with it. They took down the Bullfrogs 71-54 on Tuesday.
Big Valley Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Titus Beers led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. Cohen Boone was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds.
Ripon Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Big Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 22-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Ripon Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.5 points per game. However, it's not like Big Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 71.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Ripon Christian took their victory against Big Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2015 by a conclusive 71-47. In that match, Ripon Christian amassed a halftime lead of 37-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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