The Valley Center Jaguars will take on the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Valley Center made up a huge gap compared to their last game against La Jolla Country Day, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Jaguars blew past the Torreys 14-2 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Winter Molina was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Valley Center got a massive performance out of Juliana Leichtfuss, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Su'La Devers, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Valley Center kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Canyon Crest Academy made easy work of Liberty Charter on Friday and carried off an 8-2 victory. The Ravens might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Alexis McNamee was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Grace Yao was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Canyon Crest Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Valley Center, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
Valley Center suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Canyon Crest Academy when the teams last played back in March. Will the Jaguars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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