The Escondido Cougars will take on the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Escondido lost to Calvin Christian at home by a 49-31 margin.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy came up short against High Tech SD on Tuesday, falling 66-45. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, St. Joseph Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brewster Gale dropped a double-double with 24 points and 14 boards. That was a full 53.3% of the Crusaders' points, marking the fifth time in a row Gale has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blaise McMahon, who put up ten points.
Escondido's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Escondido came up short against St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 66-61. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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