The Valley Center Jaguars will challenge the Eastlake Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Center has given up an average of 35.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Valley Center is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against La Jolla Country Day by a score of 42-35. The victory was nothing new for the Jaguars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Joeisha Ryan Tirado
| 11/21/25 vs La Jolla Country Day | 297 |
| 11/14/25 vs Mira Mesa | 217 |
| 10/30/25 @ Ramona | 119 |
| 09/26/25 @ Imperial | 110 |
| 09/05/25 vs Fallbrook | 97 |
| + 6 more games |
Joeisha Ryan Tirado had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 297 yards and four scores while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Valley Center's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Gauge Wright was in the mix too, providing the Jaguars with two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 80.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 238.
Meanwhile, Eastlake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Westview on Friday, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win.
Valley Center better keep an eye on Tyler Balko. He was instrumental in Eastlake's win, rushing for 85 yards and a pair of TDs. The dominant performance also gave Balko a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
Eastlake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ryan Branco, David Branco, and Maximo Acosta picked up one apiece.
Eastlake now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Valley Center, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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