Escondido is 2-8 against Valley Center since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Escondido Cougars take on the Valley Center Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Escondido will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Ramona, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Escondido claimed a resounding 52-20 win over Ramona. The game marked the Cougars' most dominant victory of the season.
Escondido's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Naomi Gutierrez led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. Anaya McGlory was another key player, putting up 18 points in addition to three steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Center). They breezed by San Pasqual to the tune of 69-28 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Escondido better keep an eye on Nashayla Chaipos. She was instrumental in Valley Center's win, going 10 of 20 en route to 25 points along with four steals and three blocks. Chaipos' evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mykayla Degen, who posted 19 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Valley Center smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Valley Center's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Escondido, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-10.
Escondido and Valley Center were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but Escondido came up empty-handed after a 29-28 defeat. Can Escondido avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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