Baseball Preview: Pacifica Christian Tritons vs. Valley Center Jaguars
The Pacifica Christian Tritons will head out on the road to square off against the Valley Center Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pacifica Christian 3.6, Valley Center 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pacifica Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Palo Verde Valley on Tuesday. The Tritons put the hurt on the Yellow Jackets with a sharp 8-2 win. The Tritons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.

Scout Escobedo
03/08/25 vs Calvary Chapel | 4 |
04/01/25 @ Palo Verde Valley | 3 |
03/21/25 vs The Webb Schools | 2 |
03/18/25 @ The Webb Schools | 2 |
02/28/25 @ Sage Hill | 2 |
+ 4 more games |
The team relied heavily on Scout Escobedo, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Pacifica Christian is undefeated when Escobedo posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. John Coopman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Center). They never let Foothills Christian get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Jaguars with their most commanding win of the season.
The result came thanks to Jd Marquez's shutout, as he gave up just a hit.
On the hitting side, Daniel Subish was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Elijah Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Valley Center was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Pacifica Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Valley Center, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
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