Football Preview: Escondido Charter Tigers vs. Classical Academy Caimans
The Escondido Charter Tigers will take on the Classical Academy Caimans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Escondido Charter comes in on three and Classical Academy on six.
Escondido Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down O'Farrell Charter 38-20 on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Falcons are ranked 579th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Escondido Charter found their leader in freshman Riley Graff, who threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Those 43 rushing yards gave Graff a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Teagen Hustead, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Escondido Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Hustead, Natalie Lewis, Abigail Gilbertson, and Nataly Cisneros picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Classical Academy's offense rose to the challenge against a Lancers defense that boasted an average of only 6.5 points allowed last Thursday. Classical Academy put the hurt on Francis Parker with a sharp 33-12 victory. Considering the Caimans have won 13 matchups by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Classical Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Ella Moore and her top target Mary Hayes. Moore threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of her passes while Hayes picked up 90 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Moore is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for four or more in the last six games she's played.
Escondido Charter's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Classical Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
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