The Escondido Cougars will head out to face off against the San Diego Cavers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Escondido is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season.
Escondido is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 57-53 victory over Steele Canyon.
A big part of Escondido's win came down to the chemistry between Josh Gonzales and his top target Ezekiel McIntyre. Gonzales picked up 313 receiving yards and five touchdowns while McIntyre threw for 469 yards and six touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave McIntyre a new career-high in rushing yards (88).
Meanwhile, San Diego won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Patrick Henry 22-21.
Jayden Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 193 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.8 rushing yards per game.
San Diego was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
San Diego has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points per game. As for Escondido, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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