With a playoff game on the line, Escalon rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over the Foresthill Wildfires. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
It was another big night for Jasmine Barron, who rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Escalon is undefeated when Barron posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 8-10 otherwise.
Escalon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Despite the loss, Foresthill still got an impressive performance from Kaylee DeuPree, who threw for 218 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of her passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Escalon is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Foresthill, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Escalon has already played their next match, a 12-7 win against Sacramento Adventist on the 31st. Foresthill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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