After a rough stretch of four consecutive losses in early January, Valley Center’s varsity girls basketball team has been on fire lately with wins in five of the last six games, including another win against Canyon Crest on Friday for a third straight victory.
The Lady Jaguars put the pressure on early in the game and held strong to the end for a 51–37 win for the home fans on Friday night.
The Lady Jags honored seniors Victoria Navarro and Kelli Imgrund before the game, then got right down to business in taking an early lead against the Lady Ravens.
Valley Center pulled ahead by six in the opening minutes of the game, but Canyon Crest came back with solid outside shooting to pull within two, 16–14, at the end of the first quarter.
The Lady Jaguars responded in the second quarter by feeding the ball down low to Lauren Gilster, who racked up eight points in the quarter to put Valley Center back in front 28–22 at halftime.
The Lady Jags kept the defensive pressure on in the third quarter, holding the Lady Ravens to just five points in the period. Meanwhile, Miriam Zabinsky drained four shots from the floor, including a three-pointer, to put up nine points in the quarter and lead Valley Center to a 41–27 lead through three quarters.
Down the stretch, the Lady Jaguars simply kept pace with Canyon Crest and made sure the backups got some playing time in cruising to the 14-point win.
Gilster led all scorers with 20 points, while Zabinsky wasn’t far behind with 19 points, Navarro and Sidney Reilly each scored five and Vinessa Perryman added two in the win.
The Lady Jaguars are now 13–11 overall and 4–1 in league, with the next game coming on Friday night at San Dieguito at 5:30 p.m.
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