The Rio Linda Knights will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Escalon Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rio Linda fell victim to Antelope and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Titans, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Knights seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in November.
Meanwhile, Escalon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Hilmar. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one goal.
Escalon's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-2. As for Rio Linda, they now have a losing record at 4-5-2.
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