After two games on the road, Hilmar is heading back home. They will host the Escalon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hilmar will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Hilmar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Ripon Christian by a score of 31-21 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Yellowjackets with their most commanding win of the season.
Hilmar's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Merek Ellerd, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 108 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Caden Bailey, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
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 taken down by Escalon 49-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hilmar was down 35-14.
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