If Big Valley Christian was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Escalon on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ripon Christian Knights on Thursday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Big Valley Christian was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ripon Christian work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 21-25, 25-12, 28-26.
Luke Dorn paced Big Valley Christian's offense, picking up 14 kills. Dorn got some help from Gage Toledo and his 29 assists. Dorn was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Ripon Christian found their leader in sophomore Ian Brown, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Big Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 24-8. As for Ripon Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Big Valley Christian will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Riverbank at 6:00 p.m. As for Ripon Christian, they have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Ripon on the 21st.
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