Baseball Recap: Valley Center turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2024, 2:09am

Baseball Recap: Valley Center Jaguars vs. Ramona Bulldogs

There's no place like home for Valley Center, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Ramona Bulldogs on Friday. This was a revenge matchup for Valley Center, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 loss when these two played last Thursday.

Eli Gardner looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Valley Center's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Janata, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

Valley Center is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Ramona, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8-1.

Valley Center will square off against El Camino at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. El Camino is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Ramona, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Escondido at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ramona is facing Escondido at the right time seeing as Escondido is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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