The Escondido Charter Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Classical Academy Caimans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Escondido Charter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 51 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Santa Fe Christian on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-8 loss at the hands of the Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Classical Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 31-21 win over Francis Parker on Thursday. With that victory, the Caimans brought their scoring average up to 26.3 points per game.
Justus Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Sawyer Bray was another key player, throwing for 166 yards and a touchdown.
Escondido Charter's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Classical Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Escondido Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Escondido Charter since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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