It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Escalon can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hilmar Yellowjackets on Saturday. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Yellowjackets earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Escalon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 13-25, 27-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Emma Strong
| 11/15/25 @ Hilmar | 13 |
| 11/13/25 vs Kelseyville | 11 |
| 11/11/25 vs Wonderful College Prep Academy | 17 |
| 11/04/25 vs Sonora | 11 |
| 10/30/25 vs El Dorado | 13 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the loss, Escalon had strong showings from Haven MacKinnon, who had four aces, and Emma Strong, who had 15 kills and 13 digs. Strong is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last nine games she's played.
Hilmar was led to victory by Lia Salvador and Ava Stivers. Salvador had 12 digs, while Stivers had eight digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Stivers a new career-high.
Escalon's defeat dropped their record down to 17-17. As for Hilmar, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-16.
Escalon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hilmar, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Colusa on the 18th.
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