If Escondido Charter was riding high fresh off their 78-56 takedown of Mission Vista last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Escondido Charter Tigers fell 53-40 to the Tri-City Christian Eagles on Friday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
| 01/17/25 vs Tri-City Christian | 11 |
| 01/14/25 vs Mission Vista | 12 |
| 01/10/25 vs Maranatha Christian | 8 |
| 01/08/25 vs Fallbrook | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Scripps Ranch | 7 |
Despite the loss, Escondido Charter still got an impressive performance from Joe Scates, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Scates is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Max Mowrey, who posted nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Tri-City Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joel Valverde led the charge by going 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Those five steals gave Valverde a new career-high. Jeramiah Turner was another key player, putting up 15 points and five steals.
Escondido Charter's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12. As for Tri-City Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-6.
Escondido Charter will be playing at home against St. Joseph Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Escondido Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season. As for Tri-City Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-41 win against Paloma Valley on the 18th.
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