A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Hoover Cardinals take on the Escondido Charter Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday...
Hoover easily dispatched University City on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Hoover fell just short of High Tech SD by a score of 50-48 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cardinals have suffered since February 5, 2024.
Meanwhile, Escondido Charter came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Sultans for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-19 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 25 points or more this season.
Escondido Charter's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Hoover, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Hoover couldn't quite finish off Escondido Charter when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 62-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Escondido Charter's Kami Gillis, who went 8 for 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 32 points and six rebounds. Now that Hoover knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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