Escondido never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the Escondido Charter White Tigers 40-0 at home. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 34 points or more this season.
A big part of Escondido's win came down to the chemistry between Caden Thompson and his top target Josh Gonzales. Thompson threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes while Gonzales picked up 206 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Gonzales is now averaging an impressive 116 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezekiel McIntyre, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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 Zane Villanueva.
Escondido is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Escondido Charter, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withValley Center at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 839 yards in their previous games. As for Escondido Charter, they will square off against Bishop's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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