Escondido and Valley Center are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Escondido Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Valley Center Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Escondido will be strutting in after a victory while Valley Center will be coming in after a defeat.
Escondido took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Everything went their way against El Camino as Escondido made off with an 11-4 win. Escondido's victory was all the more impressive since El Camino was averaging only 3.44 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Ryder Taylor, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake ` Fleming, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Valley Center had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Mission Vista on Saturday.
Escondido's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Valley Center, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.
Escondido skirted past Valley Center 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Valley Center's Colton Paxton, who struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Escondido to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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