The Escalon Cougars basketball team scored 47 points and limited the visiting Sonora Wildcats to 45 in the Cougars league triumph on Wednesday.

The Cougars now possess a 11-5 record. They play next when they travel to Hilmar for a game on Friday, January 10. Escalon will confront a Yellowjackets team coming off a 55-23 league loss to Ripon Christian (Ripon, CA). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 7-8.

With the loss, Sonora falls to 4-11 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Orestimba (Newman, CA) to confront the Warriors in a game on Friday, January 10. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 2-9. Orestimba lost 49-43 in their recent non-league game against Los Banos (Los Banos, CA)