Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Escondido Charter). They took down the O'Farrell Charter Falcons 38-20 on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Falcons are ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riley Graff was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Those 43 rushing yards gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Teagen Hustead, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Escondido Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Hustead, Natalie Lewis, Abigail Gilbertson, and Nataly Cisneros picked up one apiece.
Escondido Charter pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for O'Farrell Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Escondido Charter will face off against Classical Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Classical Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Escondido Charter surely won't give up without a fight. As for O'Farrell Charter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Coastal Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. O'Farrell Charter is facing Coastal Academy at the right time seeing as Coastal Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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