Escalon hasn't had much luck against Ripon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indians at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Escalon will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Ripon Christian on Thursday. The Cougars blew past the Knights 18-1.
Kyla Holback
| 04/16/26 @ Ripon Christian | 6 |
| 04/14/26 vs Hughson | 2 |
| 03/19/26 @ Ripon | 1 |
| 03/11/26 @ Hughson | 1 |
| 03/09/26 @ Gregori | 2 |
| 03/06/26 vs Manteca | 6 |
Kyla Holback was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Madison Babasa was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ariana Velasco, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Escalon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ripon Christian only posted a batting average of .143.
Meanwhile, Ripon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 14-3 victory. Considering the Indians have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ripon's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Escalon, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
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