The Escalon Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Hughson Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Friday, Escalon didn't have quite enough to beat Hilmar and fell 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).
Meanwhile, Hughson's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 4-1 to Ripon Christian.
This is the second loss in a row for Escalon and nudges their season record down to 9-7-1. As for Hughson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-3.
Escalon beat Hughson by a goal in their previous meeting back in January, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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