Football Game Preview: La Jolla Country Day Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:15am

Football Preview: La Jolla Country Day Torreys vs. Escondido Charter White Tigers

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The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will square off against the Escondido Charter White Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully La Jolla Country Day focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.

Last Friday, La Jolla Country Day came up short against Scripps Ranch and fell 43-35. The Torreys have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Quentin Cesaire, who picked up 161 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 111.5 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Astephen, who threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns.

La Jolla Country Day's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Hochberg and Julius Patton.

Meanwhile, Escondido Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Coronado.

The losing side was boosted by Joe Scates, who rushed for 89 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Blake Jurges was Scates' top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.

La Jolla Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Escondido Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: La Jolla Country Day has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 359.5 total yards per game. It's a different story for Escondido Charter, though, as they've been averaging only 220.3. Will La Jolla Country Day be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Escondido Charter flip the script?

Everything went La Jolla Country Day's way against Escondido Charter in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as La Jolla Country Day made off with a 34-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Escondido Charter's Nick Patterson, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for La Jolla Country Day to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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