California High School Basketball - Murrieta Valley edges Paloma Valley
January 8, 2022: Murrieta, CA 92562 The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks (Murrieta, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Paloma Valley Wildcats (Menifee, CA), 51-44 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Nighthawks (9-6) will now prepare for their test against Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA). The Rams go into the Southwestern test with a 6-8 record. In their last test, Murrieta Mesa got by Chaparral (Temecula, CA), 55-49, in a league test.
The Wildcats now own a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to JW North for a Ivy test on Wednesday, January 12. Paloma Valley will encounter a Huskies squad coming off a 56-37 non-league loss to Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA). The Huskies record now stands at 3-8.