The Rio Linda Knights and the Escalon Cougars will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Rio Linda will be strutting in after a victory while Escalon will be coming in after a defeat.
Rio Linda is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Destiny Christian Academy a 6-0 shutout last Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Knights pulled away in the second half with five goals.
Their offense was hitting Destiny Christian Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Escalon has been on a difficult stretch since their win on November 26. They lost 8-1 to Hilmar last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 774th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 292nd).
With the win, Rio Linda broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-6-1. As for Escalon, they now have a losing record at 2-3-3.
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