The Escondido Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Escondido Adventist Academy Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Escondido has three straight victories, Escondido Adventist Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Escondido is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ramona 75-17 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Anaya McGlory
| 02/14/25 @ Ramona | 7 |
| 01/08/25 @ La Costa Canyon | 6 |
| 12/06/24 @ Classical Academy | 6 |
| 12/03/24 vs Hilltop | 6 |
| 11/25/24 @ Canyon Crest Academy | 6 |
| + 12 more games |
Escondido's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anaya McGlory led the charge by going 9-for-13 en route to 22 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. McGlory has become a key player for Escondido: the team is 4-2 when she posts at least five steals, but 5-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mia Diaz, who went 8-for-13 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven assists and five steals.
Escondido was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.2.
Meanwhile, Escondido Adventist Academy came up short against Del Lago Academy on Tuesday, falling 48-23.
Escondido's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-13. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points over those games. As for Escondido Adventist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Escondido took a serious blow against Escondido Adventist Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2018, falling 57-23. Can Escondido avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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