Football Recap: Coronado Islanders vs. Escondido Charter White Tigers
Coronado won the last time they faced Escondido Charter, and things went their way on Friday too. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Coronado Islanders made off with a 14-13 win over the Escondido Charter White Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Islanders.
Jaiden Sherman had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 104 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Despite the loss, Escondido Charter still got an impressive performance from Joe Scates, who rushed for 89 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown. 118 of those passing yards were hauled in by Blake Jurges, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The victory got Coronado back to even at 2-2. As for Escondido Charter, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coronado will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Mar Vista at 6:30 p.m. on September 27th. Coronado is facing Mar Vista at the right time seeing as Mar Vista is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Escondido Charter, they will challenge La Jolla Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully La Jolla Country Day focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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