The Escalon Cougars will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Golden Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Escalon is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Vacaville by a score of 23-21 on Friday.
Despite the loss, Escalon had strong showings from Logan Huebner, who rushed for 141 yards on only 13 carries, and Jeremy Grivette, who rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Bullard. 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 490th, while the Knights are ranked 194th).
Escalon didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Golden Valley when the teams last played back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Golden Valley's Jonah White, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Escalon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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