The Ripon Christian Knights and the Orestimba Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Ripon Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season.
Ripon Christian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Escalon on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ripon Christian came up short against Escalon, falling 43-20. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Amos Cady, who picked up 61 receiving yards, and also rushed for 54 yards.
Meanwhile, Orestimba entered their matchup against Hughson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Orestimba was outmatched by Hughson at home and fell 48-12. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Although Orestimba took the loss, they still got scores from Allen Garcia and Nicolas Cuevas.
Ripon Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Orestimba, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Ripon Christian took their win against Orestimba in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Orestimba's Juan Esquivez, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ripon Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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