Ripon Christian entered their game against Hilmar on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ripon Christian Knights fell 31-21 to the Hilmar Yellowjackets. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Ripon Christian lost, don't look at Amos Cady. Despite the final result, he picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Cady a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Mason Tameling, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Hilmar's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Merek Ellerd, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 108 yards. Caden Bailey was another key player, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Ripon Christian's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Hilmar, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Ripon Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 28-21 loss vs. Hughson on the 27th. Hilmar has also already played their next matchup, a 42-17 defeat against Escalon on the 27th.
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