Football Game Preview: Valley Center Jaguars vs. San Pasqual Golden Eagles + How To Watch

Valley Center and San Pasqual are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Center will be strutting in after a win while San Pasqual will be coming in after a loss.

If San Pasqual heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Valley Center took over last week. The Jaguars secured a 31-27 W over Mt. Carmel on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.

Braylon Mitchell

Passer Rating

09/05/25 vs Fallbrook	163.2
10/10/25 @ Mt. Carmel	136.7
08/29/25 @ Santa Fe Christian	124.4
10/03/25 vs Escondido	119.6
09/12/25 vs Westview	96.8
+ 2 more games

Valley Center had a senior duo take command as Braylon Mitchell threw for 423 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.6% of his passes and Jesse Morales picked up 175 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Mitchell's passing game has become a key predictor of the Jaguars' success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-4 otherwise. A healthy portion of Mitchell's aerial production (136 yards to be exact) also went to Gauge Wright.

Meanwhile, San Pasqual entered their game against Ramona on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Golden Eagles came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 35-14. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since September 28, 2018, but that streak is no more.

Valley Center will need to focus on slowing down Jared Brecht, one of several San Pasqual players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 79 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Another player making a difference was Robert Renteria, who threw for 241 yards on 20 of 34 attempts.

San Pasqual's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Valley Center, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-5.

Valley Center didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against San Pasqual in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.