The Ripon Indians will challenge the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ripon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand El Camino a 4-0 shutout. The score was close at the half, but the Indians pulled away in the second half with three goals.
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 6-1 win. Given the Fighting Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Warriors are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln hit Galt with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rhaya Everts (2), Alicia Osegueda (2), Kaylyn Hall, and Kaylee Jensen.
Ripon is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 61 goals over those 16 games. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Ripon skirted past Lincoln 2-1 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Ripon repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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