Hilmar hasn't had much luck against Escalon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hilmar Yellowjackets will take on the Escalon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Hilmar ended up a good deal behind Ripon Christian and lost 58-42. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 967th, while the Knights are ranked 347th).
01/29/25 vs Ripon Christian | 17 |
01/24/25 vs Ripon | 19 |
01/23/25 vs Hughson | 16 |
Hilmar's loss came about despite a quality game from Xavier Silveira, who went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points and six boards. The game was Silveira's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Solorio, who posted 12 points.
Even though they lost, Hilmar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Escalon challenged Sonora on Wednesday. Escalon fell 57-48 to Sonora. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Hilmar's record is now 7-15. As for Escalon, their record now sits at 13-10.
Things could have been worse for Hilmar, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-41 loss to Escalon in their previous meeting on January 10th. Can Hilmar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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