Poway fell victim to Escondido Charter and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Poway seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2025.
Poway was without their leading scorer, Grant Marston, in Monday's matchup. With Marston sitting this one out, Xavier Lytle got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 51.4).
Poway's loss dropped their record down to 2-5-5. As for Escondido Charter, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 6-4-3.
Poway has already played their next contest, a 7-1 defeat against San Pasqual on the 14th. As for Escondido Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against La Jolla Country Day on the 13th.
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