Two dominant backs in Bear Morales and Alex Cosme are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Valley Center Jaguars will welcome the Vista Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Center will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Valley Center will face Vista after dropping another heartbreaker against Imperial on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 3.1 points of beating them. Valley Center fell to Imperial 52-47. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Valley Center saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Braylon Mitchell, who threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, was perhaps the best of all. Dustin Hotchkiss was Mitchell's top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Vista came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They slipped by Temescal Canyon 21-20 on Friday.
Vista's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from William Calderon, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Cosme helped Calderon out on the ground, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Valley Center's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Vista, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Valley Center against Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-0 win. Does Valley Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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