Valley Center and El Camino are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges the El Camino Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Center is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Valley Center will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Escondido, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Valley Center walked away with a 3-1 victory over Escondido on Wednesday.
Valley Center walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23.
Valley Center had a senior duo take command as Grace Hawranik had 27 digs and Brooklyn English had 16 digs. Hawranik is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Valley Center kept the net locked down and finished the game with 23 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, El Camino earned a 3-1 victory over Oceanside last Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
El Camino had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-11.
Makayla Boone had a dynamite game for El Camino, getting 36 digs.
Valley Center's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for El Camino, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-17 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Valley Center hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 10.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for El Camino, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Given Valley Center's sizable advantage in that area, El Camino will need to find a way to close that gap.
Valley Center beat El Camino 3-1 in their previous matchup on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Center since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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