Escalon has gone 9-1 against Hughson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Escalon Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Hughson Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Escalon came up short against Hilmar and fell 3-1. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Escalon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-12.
Even though they lost, Escalon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last four matches.
Meanwhile, Hughson didn't have quite enough to beat Ripon Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Huskies have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Hughson took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 25-11, 15-4.
Escalon now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Hughson, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Escalon came up short against Hughson in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Escalon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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