Escondido Charter extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 6-18. They lost to the Army-Navy Warriors on the road by a 67-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 940th, while the Warriors are ranked 320th).
Escondido Charter lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Willy Santos, who posted 11 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Saia, who earned 12 points.
As for Army-Navy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games.
Army-Navy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ivan Marchenko led the charge by putting up 17 points. The game was Marchenko's third in a row with at least 15 points. Yanler Ramos was another key player, scoring 16 points.
Escondido Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-49 defeat against Tri-City Christian on the 7th. As for Army-Navy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 47-46 victory against Del Lago Academy on the 11th.
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