The Escalon Cougars will face off against the Sonora Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Escalon is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Escalon will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Ripon, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cougars put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 11-1 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Madison Babasa
| 04/24/26 vs Ripon | 4 |
| 04/16/26 @ Ripon Christian | 3 |
| 03/17/26 vs Ripon Christian | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Sonora | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Orestimba | 3 |
Escalon let Arianna Velasco and Madison Babasa run wild. Velasco went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Babasa went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those four hits gave Babasa a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kyla Holback, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Escalon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, Sonora earned a 5-2 victory over Venture Academy on Friday.
Escalon's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Sonora, their victory bumped their record up to 2-19-1.
Everything went Escalon's way against Sonora when the teams last played back in March, as Escalon made off with a 22-2 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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