After flying high against Orange Glen last Wednesday, Foothills Christian came back down to earth. The Foothills Christian Knights took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Escondido Charter Tigers on Friday. The Knights have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Patrick Delahoussaye
02/07/25 vs Escondido Charter | 24 |
02/05/25 vs Orange Glen | 22 |
01/28/25 @ Calvin Christian | 18 |
01/25/25 vs High Tech SD | 20 |
01/23/25 vs San Diego Jewish Academy | 15 |
01/11/25 vs Granite Hills | 25 |
Despite the loss, Foothills Christian still got an impressive performance from Patrick Delahoussaye, who posted 24 points. The match was Delahoussaye's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Bowen, who scored 12 points.
Escondido Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Nguyen out in front who went 5 of 8 on his way to 21 points. Nguyen is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Max Mowrey, who went 7 for 13 to rack up 20 points and six boards.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 16-10. As for Escondido Charter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-14.
Foothills Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-24 win against San Diego Jewish Academy on the 11th. As for Escondido Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-48 victory against Del Lago Academy on the 11th.
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