Basketball Recap: Fallbrook Piles Up the Points Against Valley Center

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 @ Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School	60
12/09/24 @ Orange Glen	57
12/28/24 vs Bourgade Catholic	45
12/13/24 vs Classical Academy	44
02/11/25 vs Valley Center	33

Fallbrook's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They breezed past the Valley Center Jaguars to the tune of 91-58. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 24 points or more this season.

Fallbrook was led to victory by Xavier Charland and Elliott Watkins. Charland went 10-for-18 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points in addition to five boards and four steals, while Watkins went 8-for-14 to rack up 21 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. What's more, Charland also posted a 56% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Teague Lucy, who posted six points.

Valley Center lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lincoln Zetmeir, who went 8-for-19 on his way to 24 points. That was a full 41.4% of Valley Center's points, marking the 26th time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Jonathan Teter was another key player, going 5-for-8 to rack up 13 points and six boards.

Fallbrook has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.1% in those games and 27.4% outside of them. As for Valley Center, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fallbrook will face off against Rancho Bernardo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fallbrook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.2 points per game this season. As for Valley Center, they will challenge San Pasqual at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Center also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 57.8 points per game.