Escalon lost to Hilmar on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cougars fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Escalon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 700th, while Hilmar are ranked 290th).
Escalon's goal came courtesy of Co Northcutt, who's now up to nine this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Escalon and nudges their season record down to 9-7-1. As for Hilmar, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Escalon will square off against Hughson at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hilmar, they will challenge Sonora at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Hilmar will need to watch out since Sonora have now posted at least four goals in their last three matches.
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