The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will head out on the road to challenge the Escondido Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Mt. Carmel and four for Escondido.
Mt. Carmel is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Valley Center on Friday. The Sundevils fell 31-27 to the Jaguars.
Mt. Carmel's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Trevor Taumoepeau, who threw for 373 yards and four TDs while completing 75% of his passes, and Vohnn Brown, who picked up 223 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Brown's longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards. Connor Gibbons did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 50 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Escondido and Westview were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Escondido suffered a 17-16 loss.
Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Escondido, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Mt. Carmel took their victory against Escondido in their previous matchup back in September of 2015 by a conclusive 42-17 score. In that contest, the Sundevils amassed a halftime lead of 42-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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