Valley Center was the 66-51 winner over Mt. Carmel when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Valley Center Jaguars took a 48-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Carmel Sundevils on Tuesday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mt. Carmel found their leader in freshman Ariana Gonzalez, who went 5-for-10 on her way to 13 points and five steals. Gonzalez has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Issa Desmond, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Valley Center's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Mt. Carmel, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-11.
Looking ahead, Valley Center will head out to challenge San Pasqual at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Center is facing San Pasqual at the right time seeing as San Pasqual is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mt. Carmel, they are taking a road trip to square off against San Marcos at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
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