Basketball Game Preview: O'Farrell Charter Falcons vs. Escondido Charter Tigers

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04/07/21 - Home	36-58 L
12/10/19 - Away	70-53 W
12/14/18 - Home	54-53 W
01/10/18 - Away	76-87 L
11/27/17 - Neutral	39-73 L
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O'Farrell Charter and Escondido Charter are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Falcons will take on the Tigers in a tournament on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

O'Farrell Charter easily dispatched Health Sciences on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Falcons fell just short of Mission Vista by a score of 55-52 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcons have suffered since December 11, 2024.

O'Farrell Charter might have lost, but man, Marcelo Cardenas was a machine: he went 5-for-11 en route to 28 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Idiris Ibrahim, who posted eight points.

Escondido Charter kicked off their season on the road on Saturday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 58-52 to Bishop's.

O'Farrell Charter now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Escondido Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

O'Farrell Charter suffered a grim 58-36 defeat to Escondido Charter in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for the Falcons, Marley Gonzalez (who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.