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| 11/30/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 12/07/22 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 12/27/18 - Home | 5-0 W |
Ripon Christian is 3-0 against Big Valley Christian since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ripon Christian Knights will take on the Big Valley Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ripon Christian's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Hughson. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Knights' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Hughson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alanna Blanco, Paige Van Hofwegen, Naomi Hendricks, and Addison Dejong.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Big Valley Christian). They blew past Vanguard College Prep 7-0 two weeks ago. With that win, Big Valley Christian brought their scoring average up to 3 goals per game.
Big Valley Christian was without their leading scorer, Faye Dobson, in Tuesday's matchup. With Dobson sidelined, Big Valley Christian had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Airyanna Galvan (40), Morgan Mensonides (40), and Mia Pimentel (40). The trio had averaged 17.5, 22.5, and 23 minutes respectively before Tuesday's contest.
Ripon Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for Big Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Ripon Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Big Valley Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Ripon Christian repeat their success, or does Big Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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