There's no place like home for Escalon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 67-46 margin over the Hilmar Yellowjackets on Friday. The Cougars pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets cut but never quite recovered from.
Hilmar lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aaron Solorio, who posted 12 points along with seven boards and six blocks. Those six blocks gave Solorio a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Peebles, who earned eight points and seven rebounds.
Escalon's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Hilmar, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Escalon will welcome Hughson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Escalon is facing Hughson at the right time seeing as Hughson is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Hilmar has already played their next contest (against Sonora), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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