Hilmar has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Escalon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Hilmar will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Hilmar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 31-21 victory over Ripon Christian on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Yellowjackets with their most commanding win of the season.
Hilmar's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Merek Ellerd, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 108 yards. Another back making a difference was Caden Bailey, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hilmar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Escalon lost 35-14 to Sonora on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Wildcats are ranked 102nd).
Although Escalon took the loss, they still got scores from Chase Cummings and Dylan Ball.
Hilmar's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Escalon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Hilmar was dealt a bruising 49-21 loss at the hands of Escalon when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hilmar was down 35-14.
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