The Ripon Christian Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Ripon Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Waterford 10-0. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Jordan Luisi made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Josh Buffalow was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Garrett Pollard was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Ripon Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian and Denair finished up their match with a 7-7 tie on Tuesday.
Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. Big Valley Christian's tie gives them a new season record of 1-0-1.
Ripon Christian took their win against Big Valley Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Ripon Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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