The Ripon Indians will challenge the Ripon Christian Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ripon comes in on four and Ripon Christian on five.
On Tuesday, Ripon got the win against Orestimba by a conclusive 62-42. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 458th, while the Warriors are ranked 1032nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian made easy work of Hughson on Friday and carried off a 63-42 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Ripon is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Ripon Christian, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Ripon was able to grind out a solid victory over Ripon Christian in their previous matchup back in January, winning 60-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ripon Christian's Jake Vander Veen, who posted 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ripon still be able to contain Vander Veen? There's only one way to find out.
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