Escalon is 1-9 against Ripon Christian since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Escalon Cougars will challenge the Ripon Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Escalon is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Hughson: they outscored them in every quarter. Escalon blew past Hughson 74-51 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 57-55.
Escalon pushed their record up to 15-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.7 points. As for Ripon Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Escalon came up short against Ripon Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-44. Can Escalon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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