The Hilmar Yellowjackets were the 37-34 winner over the Ripon Christian Knights when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Hilmar took a 51-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ripon Christian on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Hilmar let down their fans at home.
Hilmar lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emma Gomes, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alicia Souza, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Ripon Christian was led to victory by Reagan Van der hoek and Maddie Yonker. Van der hoek dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds, while Yonker dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 15 rebounds, and ten steals. Van der hoek is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last ten games she's played. Kara Kessler was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with four steals.
Hilmar's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Ripon Christian, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Hilmar will square off against Livingston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Livingston is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak. As for Ripon Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverbank at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Riverbank focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Thursday.
