Escondido came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 40-point game in their last game. They fell just short of the Valley Center Jaguars by a score of 22-19. Despite 114 more yards than the Jaguars, the Cougars couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Escondido's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Gonzales, who picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Caden Thompson, who threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Gonzales has become a key player for Escondido: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Escondido didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gonzales.
The critical scores for Valley Center came from Lincoln Zetmeir, Daniel Stehly, and Jesse Morales.
Escondido's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Valley Center, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Westview the next time they take the field. Escondido will host Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Valley Center will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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