Football Recap: Escondido Charter Comes Up Short

Escondido Charter was the 20-14 winner over Classical Academy when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Escondido Charter Tigers came up short against the Classical Academy Caimans on Thursday, falling 29-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered against the Caimans since September 14, 2018.

Joe Scates threw for 123 yards on 13 of 34 attempts, and also rushed for 41 yards. Blake Jurges was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards. On the ground, Jacob Schumacher rushed for 73 yards.

Sawyer Bray went supernova for Classical Academy, rushing for 40 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 129 yards on ten of 19 attempts. Another player making a difference was Justus Smith, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.

This is the second loss in a row for Escondido Charter and nudges their season record down to 1-9. As for Classical Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.

Escondido Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Classical Academy, they will square off against Chula Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Classical Academy is facing Chula Vista at the right time seeing as Chula Vista is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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