A feisty cat fight will be fought as Elsinore Tigers duke it out with Valley Center Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Elsinore is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fallbrook.
Elsinore saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Farias, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Farias launched this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Center had just enough and edged out Mar Vista 2-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Jaguars have won by just one run.
Michael Bray was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Valley Center and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Elsinore, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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