Softball Game Preview: Valley Center Jaguars vs. Escondido Cougars

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04/30/25 - Away	6-2 W
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04/23/24 - Home	9-7 W
05/11/23 - Away	5-4 W
04/25/23 - Home	13-1 W
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Valley Center is 8-2 against Escondido since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Jaguars will host the Cougars at 2:30 p.m. Valley Center has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Valley Center is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 22 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Westview on Wednesday. They came up short against the Wolverines, falling 15-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their meetings with the Wolverines: they've now lost six in a row.

Valley Center saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Cueva, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.

Meanwhile, Escondido was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 6-1 to Fallbrook.

Audrey Dabelstein was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run.

Valley Center's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Escondido, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18.

Valley Center beat Escondido 6-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.