Two dominant guards in Max Mowrey and Jeramiah Turner are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Escondido Charter Tigers will challenge the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Escondido Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They escaped with a win against Army-Navy by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Tri-City Christian's strategy against Foothills Christian on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tri-City Christian blew Foothills Christian out of the water with a 69-36 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 29 point advantage.
Escondido Charter better focus on containing Dre Cleaves and Turner as the pair were huge in Tri-City Christian's win. Cleaves went 8-for-10 en route to 22 points and five rebounds, while Turner went 5-for-10 on his way to 14 points along with six assists and five boards. What's more, Cleaves also posted an 80% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's achieved since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Joel Valverde, who posted five points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Tri-City Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The win got Escondido Charter back to even at 15-15.
Escondido Charter couldn't quite finish off Tri-City Christian in their previous meeting back in January and fell 50-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Turner, who went 8-for-17 to rack up 16 points along with five blocks and three steals. Now that Escondido Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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