Escondido is 0-5 against Sage Creek since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Escondido Cougars' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sage Creek Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Escondido will be strutting in after a victory while Sage Creek will be coming in after a loss.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Escondido had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Komets with a sharp 74-53 victory. Escondido has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
Escondido got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jasmine Reyes out in front who scored 18 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Reyes has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Victoria Pines-Escobedo was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven steals.
Meanwhile, Sage Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 59-46 to Montgomery.
Escondido is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Sage Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 19-10.
Escondido ended up a good deal behind Sage Creek in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, losing 49-31. Can Escondido avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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