Escondido and Valley Center are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Escondido Cougars take on the Valley Center Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Escondido is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Rancho Bernardo and fell 80-33. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt an 87-60 defeat at the hands of Ramona.
Escondido's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Valley Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Escondido was dealt a bruising 73-44 loss at the hands of Valley Center in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valley Center's Lincoln Zetmeir, who went 10 of 19 en route to 28 points along with five assists and four steals. Now that Escondido knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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