St. Francis entered their tilt with Ripon on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Ripon Indians 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Troubadours, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
St. Francis had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Leading St. Francis to victory were Nika Jafari and Malia Fat. Jafari had ten digs and 16 assists, while Fat had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Fat has posted since back in September.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Ripon, the loss snapped their winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 20-2 record.
St. Francis wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Amador Valley on the 5th. As for Ripon, they will face off against Orestimba at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ripon will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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