It was a proper cat-fight when Valley Center challenged Escondido on Friday. The Valley Center Jaguars had just enough and edged the Escondido Cougars out 22-19. The Jaguars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
The critical scores for Valley Center came from Lincoln Zetmeir, Daniel Stehly, and Jesse Morales.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Valley Center's defense and their seven sacks. Escondido's QB won't forget Stehly anytime soon given he sacked him four times.
Despite the loss, Escondido had strong showings from Josh Gonzales, who picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Caden Thompson, who threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Gonzales has become a key player for Escondido: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Valley Center is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Escondido, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Westview the next time they take the field. Escondido will host Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Valley Center will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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