Valley Center lost against Ramona back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Valley Center Jaguars had to suffer through a 94-66 loss at the hands of the Ramona Bulldogs. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, Valley Center got some senior leadership from Lincoln Zetmeir and Dustin Hotchkiss. Zetmeir posted 34 points, while Hotchkiss went 7 for 10 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 51.5% of Valley Center's points, marking the 18th time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Stehly, who scored six points and five assists.
Ramona's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colin Dillon, who had 23 points and five boards. Dillon is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayden Bryant, who went 7 of 10 en route to 19 points and three steals.
Valley Center's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Ramona, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-11.
Valley Center didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 82-63 loss against Fallbrook on the 21st. As for Ramona, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-49 defeat against University City on the 18th.
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