After both having extra time off, the Manteca Buffaloes and the Ripon Christian Knights will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:15 p.m. on Monday.
Manteca lost 3-0 to Central Catholic on Tuesday. The Buffaloes haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Central Catholic scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hughson 3-2.
Ripon Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 25-11, 15-4.
Ripon Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Manteca's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Ripon Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Manteca suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ripon Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Manteca have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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