Softball Game Preview: La Jolla Country Day Torreys vs. Valley Center Jaguars

The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will challenge the Valley Center Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. La Jolla Country Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.

La Jolla Country Day is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Maranatha Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.

Josephine Criado made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Brooklyn Givens also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Valley Center, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Fallbrook 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Jaguars have posted since March 5th.

Valley Center saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deena Josephine Morrow, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two hits gave Josephine Morrow a new career-high.

Valley Center's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-12. As for La Jolla Country Day, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Valley Center's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: La Jolla Country Day has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .477. It's a different story for Valley Center, though, as they've only averaged .347. Will they be able to contain La Jolla Country Day's hitters?

Everything went La Jolla Country Day's way against Valley Center in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, as La Jolla Country Day made off with a 9-2 win. Will the Torreys repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.