Basketball Game Preview: Rancho Bernardo Broncos vs. Escondido Cougars

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 1:41am

Basketball Preview: Rancho Bernardo Broncos vs. Escondido Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

01/17/25 - Home62-45 W
11/30/21 - Home78-60 W
04/24/21 - Away68-49 W

Rancho Bernardo has gone 3-0 against Escondido recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Escondido Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rancho Bernardo has six straight victories, Escondido has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Rancho Bernardo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Valley Center with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 84-69. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while the Jaguars are ranked 999th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Luke Sanchez was a one-man wrecking crew for Rancho Bernardo as he posted 31 points. Evan Woodland was another key player, putting up 18 points.

Meanwhile, Escondido was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 70-64 to Fallbrook.

Rancho Bernardo pushed their record up to 14-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Escondido, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.

Rancho Bernardo strolled past Escondido in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 62-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Bernardo since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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