With a playoff game on the line, Escalon rose to the challenge on Thursday. They managed a 12-7 victory over the Sacramento Adventist Capitals. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Arianna Velasco looked great while leading her team to the win, throwing for 124 yards and a touchdown while completing 86.7% of her passes.
When it comes to explaining why Sacramento Adventist lost, don't look at Kyla Friedrich. Despite the final result, she rushed for 88 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 154 yards and a touchdown.
Escalon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Sacramento Adventist, the loss snapped their winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 17-3 record.
Escalon will challenge Colfax at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Escalon is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. Sacramento Adventist does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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