The Sonora Wildcats will face off against the Ripon Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Sonora was beaten by Lodi 75-27. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian entered their tilt with Orestimba on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They enjoyed a cozy 54-38 win over the Warriors. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Warriors are ranked 1011th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ripon Christian pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Sonora, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Sonora suffered a grim 55-31 defeat to Ripon Christian in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ripon Christian's Jake Vander Veen, who posted 20 points. Now that Sonora knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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