Football Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Chaparral Pumas
Temecula Valley is 2-8 against Chaparral since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will head out to challenge the Chaparral Pumas at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Temecula Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Temescal Canyon, but they still walked away with a 19-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
Temecula Valley can attribute much of their success to Carlos Carruego, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Chaparral posted their biggest victory since September 15, 2023 last Friday. Everything went their way against Apple Valley as Chaparral made off with a 49-28 win. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Sun Devils are ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chaparral found their leader in underclassman Dane Weber, who threw for 362 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Caden "CB" Butler was Weber's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chaparral was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 487 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apple Valley only gained 287.
Temecula Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Chaparral, their record is now 2-0.
Temecula Valley took a serious blow against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Temecula Valley was down 21-0.
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