Escalon has gone 8-2 against Hughson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Escalon Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Hughson Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Escalon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Hilmar on Friday as Escalon made off with a 42-17 win.
Escalon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Donovan Martinez, who threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Dominic Arauza helped Martinez out on the ground, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Escalon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Escalon wouldn't let Hilmar keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Escalon can thank Preston Berhorst and Dylan Ball for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Hughson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Ripon Christian. 28 seems to be a good number for the Huskies as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
A big part of Hughson's win came down to the chemistry between Robert Mcdaniel and his top target Bryce Mcdaniel. Robert threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns while Bryce picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakai Sumter, who picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Escalon's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Hughson, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Escalon beat Hughson 21-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Escalon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hughson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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