Outscoring Bret Harte in a Tuesday night contest, Dec. 13, the Escalon varsity basketball girls then came out on the short end of a final score Thursday against Bear Creek. In the battle with the Bullfrogs, Escalon had relatively consistent scoring, with a 13-8 edge in the first quarter, a 26-17 lead at the half. The only quarter where they didn’t score in double digits was the third, as Bret Harte outscored them 13-8, leaving Escalon with just a 34-30 lead after three quarters.