Basketball Recap: Escalon Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Escalon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 58-47 win over the Ripon Indians on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Indians back in January, they had to take a 53-39 loss.

Despite the loss, Ripon still got an impressive performance from Logan Lefebvre, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lefebvre a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Marcus Madoski, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 10 points.

Cougars

Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/12/25 vs Ripon	58-47
02/04/25 vs Hughson	74-51
01/31/25 vs Hilmar	67-46
01/24/25 vs Orestimba	65-38

Escalon pushed their record up to 16-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 20.5 points. As for Ripon, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11.

Escalon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-48 win against Orestimba on the 14th. As for Ripon, they have also already played their next matchup, a 58-50 victory against Hilmar on the 14th.