Joe Scates Game Report: @ Mt. Carmel

Joe Scates dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 boards, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. As if that's not impressive enough, the match was his fourth in a row with nine or more rebounds. For the season, he has averaged 9.9 points, 1.6 steals, and 7.8 boards.

Escondido Charter and Mira Mesa will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Scates' big game helped Escondido Charter snap a four-game streak of losses on the road. Can Scates lead Escondido Charter to another win and start a streak of a new kind? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.