The Ripon Indians will be playing at home against the Ben Holt College Prep Academy Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ripon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday.
Ripon unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak. They took a 54-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ripon Christian. Ripon has struggled against Ripon Christian recently, as their contest on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Landon Gillespie, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Marcus Madoski, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Ben Holt College Prep Academy stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lodi Academy 72-25 at home. With Ben Holt College Prep Academy ahead 45-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Tayden Collins, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Collins is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Gonsalves, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Ripon's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-7. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Ripon have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Ben Holt College Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ripon took their win against Ben Holt College Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 69-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Collins, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ripon still be able to contain Collins? There's only one way to find out.
