Football Recap: Mykayla Degen and Jocleyn Cortez Pace Valley Center Defense

Thursday just wasn't the day for Valley Center's offense. They lost to the Escondido Charter Tigers at home by a 19-0 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Tigers are ranked 77th).

Valley Center didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mykayla Degen and Jocleyn Cortez.

Escondido Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Riley Graff, who threw for 209 yards and two TDs. Those 209 passing yards gave Graff a new career-high. Teagen Hustead did her part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.

Valley Center's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Escondido Charter, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.

Looking ahead, Valley Center will be playing at home against Escondido at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Escondido Charter, they will head out to challenge Classical Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Tigers 3.2, the Caimans 12.7) so any points scored will be well earned.