Football Preview: Valley Center Jaguars vs. Fallbrook Warriors
Valley Center is 7-2 against Fallbrook since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley Center Jaguars will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Fallbrook Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Valley Center will be strutting in after a win while Fallbrook will be coming in after a defeat.
Valley Center is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Lahainaluna. Valley Center came out on top against Lahainaluna by a score of 27-14 on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 434th in California, while the Lunas are ranked 28th in Hawaii).
Meanwhile, Fallbrook couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 29-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vista on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Fallbrook got top-tier performance from Grant Hall, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Thomas, who rushed for 86 yards on only 12 carries.
Valley Center might still be hurting after the 42-22 defeat they got from Fallbrook in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Valley Center, Chris Bausch (who rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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