Valley Center is 1-9 against Escondido since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valley Center Jaguars will face off against the Escondido Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Valley Center will be strutting in after a victory while Escondido will be coming in after a defeat.
Escondido is hoping to do what Bonsall couldn't on Friday: put an end to Valley Center's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Valley Center put the hurt on Bonsall with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Valley Center took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-2, 25-13.
Grace Hawranik had an outrageously good game as she had 15 digs and eight aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in aces.
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 matches.
Meanwhile, Escondido lost 3-0 to San Pasqual on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.
Valley Center's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Escondido, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Valley Center hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 8.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Escondido, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Valley Center's sizable advantage in that area, Escondido will need to find a way to close that gap.
Valley Center suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Escondido in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Valley Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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