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| 01/10/25 - Away | 59-41 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 81-53 W |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 71-27 W |
| 02/08/23 - Home | 78-37 W |
| 01/19/23 - Away | 48-34 W |
| + 5 more games |
Escalon has gone 10-0 against Hilmar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Escalon Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hilmar Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Escalon duked it out withSonora on Wednesday. Escalon fell 57-48 to Sonora. The Cougars have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Hilmar lost to Ripon Christian at home by a 58-42 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 967th, while the Knights are ranked 347th).
Escalon will have to contain Xavier Silveira as he made an impact in Hilmar's last game. He went 6 of 15 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. The contest was Silveira's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Solorio, who posted 12 points.
Even though they lost, Hilmar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Escalon's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Hilmar, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Escalon strolled past Hilmar when the teams last played on January 10th by a score of 59-41. Will Escalon repeat their success, or does Hilmar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
