The Valley Center Jaguars will square off against the Central Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Valley Center has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Valley Center is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against High Tech SD by a score of 58-49.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 64-14 win over Point Loma. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Pointers are ranked 1122nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley Center better focus on containing Maryanne Barrett and Victoria Zamora as the pair were huge in Central's win. Barrett almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine steals, while Zamora posted ten points along with seven assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Zamora a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Estrada, who put up eight points and three steals.
Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Point Loma only two assists.
Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. Valley Center's victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
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