Escondido has gone 9-1 against Valley Center recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Escondido Cougars will play host again on Friday to welcome the Valley Center Jaguars, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Escondido lost 3-0 to San Pasqual on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Valley Center waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Legionnaires with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valley Center was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-2, 25-13.
Grace Hawranik was a one-man wrecking crew for Valley Center as she had 15 digs and eight aces. With that strong performance, Hawranik is now averaging an impressive 2.4 aces per game.
Valley Center was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Escondido has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Valley Center, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Escondido has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Valley Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Escondido's way against Valley Center when the teams last played back in October of 2022 as Escondido made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Escondido repeat their success, or does Valley Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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