Basketball Recap: Escondido Find Success

Naomi Gutierrez

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/07/25 @ Valley Center	50%
01/24/25 vs Ramona	46%
01/21/25 @ San Pasqual	40%
02/04/25 vs San Marcos	33%
11/22/24 @ Otay Ranch	33%

Valley Center came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Escondido, but Naomi Gutierrez wouldn't allow it. The Escondido Cougars came out on top against the Valley Center Jaguars by a score of 35-23 on Friday thanks in part to Gutierrez, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in shooting accuracy (50%).

Escondido's record now sits at 7-13. As for Valley Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.

Looking ahead, Escondido will be playing at home against San Pasqual at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Escondido is on a three-game streak of home losses, San Pasqual a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change. As for Valley Center, they will venture away from home to take on Mt. Carmel at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Carmel has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.