The Escondido Cougars will head out to square off against the Orange Glen Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Escondido has three straight victories, Orange Glen has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Escondido is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Calvin Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Escondido took down Calvin Christian 55-38 on Tuesday.
| 01/07/25 @ Calvin Christian | 21 |
| 01/03/25 @ Chula Vista | 17 |
| 12/30/24 vs Liberty Charter | 17 |
Escondido found their leader in sophomore Maddox Mendoza, who posted 21 points. The contest was Mendoza's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan James, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-19, which was the final score in Orange Glen's tilt against Pacific Ridge on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1302nd, while the Firebirds are ranked 443rd).
Escondido has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Orange Glen, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Escondido was able to grind out a solid win over Orange Glen in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 62-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Escondido since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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