Football Preview: Vista Panthers vs. Escondido Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Escondido Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vista is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Vista's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Mt. Carmel on Thursday. They lost 21-0 to the Sundevils.
Meanwhile, everything went Escondido's way against Coastal Academy on Saturday as Escondido made off with a 26-6 win.
A big part of Escondido's victory came down to the chemistry between Abby White and her top target Eva Lopez. White threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns while Lopez picked up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lopez is becoming a predictor of Escondido's success: when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 4-7 when she doesn't).
Escondido didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Naomi Gutierrez and Leila Sykhammeuang.
Vista's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Escondido, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
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