The Escalon Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Ripon Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Escalon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ripon Christian 43-20 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cougars just coasted through the last quarter.
Escalon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carson Medina, who gained 89 total yards and three touchdowns, and Logan Huebner, who threw for 97 yards and three touchdowns. Huebner has become a key player for Escalon: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Ben Gonzalez, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ripon hadn't done well against Sonora recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Ripon came out on top against Sonora by a score of 27-15. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Indians' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Wildcats are ranked 186th).
Ripon wouldn't let Sonora keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Brody Nail led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Escalon's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Ripon, their record is now an identical 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Escalon against Ripon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-7 victory. In that matchup, Escalon amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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