Valley Center has gone 9-1 against Escondido recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Valley Center Jaguars challenge the Escondido Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Escondido took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley Center, who comes in off a win.
Valley Center took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 68-11 victory over Ramona. That 57 point margin sets a new team best for the Jaguars this season.
| 02/04/25 vs Ramona | 7 |
| 02/09/24 vs Mt. Carmel | 3 |
| 11/27/24 @ Kearny | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs San Pasqual | 3 |
| 02/07/24 @ San Pasqual | 3 |
Valley Center can attribute much of their success to Brooklyn English, who went 6 of 13 en route to 13 points in addition to eight steals and seven assists, and Mykayla Degen, who went 8 for 17 on her way to 18 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave English a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nashayla Chaipos, who went 5 for 6 en route to 14 points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Valley Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Escondido was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by San Marcos 73-32. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 968th, while the Knights are ranked 283rd).
Valley Center is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Escondido, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Valley Center didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Escondido in their previous meeting last Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 41-37 win. Does Valley Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Escondido turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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