Escondido Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They and the Coronado Islanders were almost perfectly matched up, but the Escondido Charter White Tigers suffered a 14-13 loss. The White Tigers gained 112 more yards on the day, but it was the Islanders that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Escondido Charter still got an impressive performance from Joe Scates, who rushed for 89 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Scates a new career-high in rushing yards. Blake Jurges was Scates' top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jaiden Sherman went supernova for Coronado, rushing for 104 yards on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 117 yards and a touchdown. Sherman didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made a tackle.
Escondido Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Coronado, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Escondido Charter will head out to challenge La Jolla Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully La Jolla Country Day focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Coronado, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mar Vista at 6:30 p.m. on September 27th. Coronado is facing Mar Vista at the right time seeing as Mar Vista is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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