The matchup between Ripon and Big Valley Christian on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Ripon Indians came up short against the Big Valley Christian Lions, falling 15-4. If the Indians were looking for revenge after losing 2-1 to them when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Addison Naranjo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. What's more, she posted two hits, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. Addyson Wilmshurst also deserves some recognition as she stole her first stolen base of the season.
Even though they lost, Ripon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Ripon's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs over those games. As for Big Valley Christian, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-7.
Coming up, Ripon will take on Gregori at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Ripon has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Big Valley Christian, they will take on Downey in a tournament on Saturday.
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