Escondido lost against St. Joseph Academy back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Cougars took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sean Howard led the charge by shooting 43% from the field en route to 26 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave Howard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brewster Gale, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 12 rebounds.
Escondido's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for St. Joseph Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Escondido has already played their next contest (against Southwest EC), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Joseph Academy and Bellflower will round out the year against one another at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders will be up against the Buccaneers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.33 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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