The Valley Center Jaguars's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the El Camino Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
El Camino is facing Valley Center at the wrong time: Valley Center suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 3-0. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Valley Center was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-22, 25-16.
The losing side was boosted by Grace Hawranik, who had 12 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Valley Center was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, El Camino came up short against Ramona on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While El Camino had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22.
Valley Center's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4. As for El Camino, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Valley Center hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 8.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for El Camino, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Given Valley Center's sizable advantage in that area, El Camino will need to find a way to close that gap.
Valley Center took their win against El Camino when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Valley Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Camino turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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