The Escalon Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Hilmar Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Escalon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Kelseyville 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since October 9th.
Escalon wouldn't go down easily and took Kelseyville into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-7.
Escalon can attribute much of their success to Emma Rangel, who had 12 digs and six assists. That's the most assists Rangel has posted since back in August.
Escalon was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hilmar made easy work of Palma on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
While Hilmar won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 25-19.
Escalon now has a winning record of 17-16. As for Hilmar, their record now sits at 24-16.
Escalon came out on top in a nail-biter against Hilmar in their previous meeting back in October, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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