The Escondido Cougars will challenge the Westview Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Escondido is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
Escondido will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 40-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Valley Center 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 defeat 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. Escondido is 3-1 when Gonzales posts 100 or more 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.
Meanwhile, Westview was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 19-15 to San Pasqual. The Wolverines haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Escondido's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Westview, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Escondido has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Westview, though, as they've been averaging only 87.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Escondido suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Westview in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Escondido have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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