A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Escalon Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sonora is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Hilmar with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 29-12. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Escalon was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Ripon 38-6 at home. The Cougars' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Escalon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jasmine Barron out in front who picked up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards. Another passer making a difference was Arianna Velasco, who threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes.
Escalon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Helena Arroyo and Mia Arteaga.
The win made it two in a row for Sonora and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Escalon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Sonora came up short against Escalon in their previous meeting back in September, falling 18-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barron, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Now that Sonora knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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