Oceanside had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They managed a 13-7 win over the Valley Center Jaguars. The 13-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
One reason for the win was Oceanside's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Ezaya Tokio was especially locked on to Valley Center's QB and sacked him three times. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for Tokio.
Oceanside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points per game. As for Valley Center, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Oceanside and Valley Center are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Oceanside will face off against Del Norte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Del Norte's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Valley Center, they will challenge La Jolla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Center is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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