Football Preview: Oceanside Pirates vs. Valley Center Jaguars
The Oceanside Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Valley Center Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Center is hoping to do what Vista couldn't last Friday: put an end to Oceanside's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Oceanside blew past Vista, posting a 48-7 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Panthers are ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joseph Vinup was his usual excellent self, throwing for 189 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Valley Center never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Westview to the tune of 31-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Jaguars who have now won three contests in a row.
Bear Morales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Valley Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oceanside is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Valley Center, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Oceanside came up short against Valley Center in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. Can Oceanside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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