The Sacramento Adventist Capitals will take on the Escalon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sacramento Adventist will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Sacramento Adventist is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Sonora 32-18. Given the Capitals' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Wildcats are ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacramento Adventist found their leader in sophomore Kyla Friedrich, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns. Friedrich also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending four passes.
Meanwhile, Escalon was able to grind out a solid win over Foresthill on Tuesday, taking the game 24-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Jasmine Barron was her usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. She is becoming a predictor of Escalon's success: when she posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 8-10 when she doesn't).
Escalon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Sacramento Adventist's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Escalon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
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