Basketball Game Preview: Vista Murrieta Broncos vs. Chaparral Pumas

The Vista Murrieta Broncos and the Chaparral Pumas will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vista Murrieta has three straight victories, Chaparral has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Vista Murrieta strolled past Murrieta Mesa with points to spare, taking the game 73-56. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Rams are ranked 593rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Chaparral suffered their closest loss since January 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Murrieta Valley by a score of 65-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pumas have suffered against the Nighthawks since January 18, 2022.

Vista Murrieta is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.

Everything went Vista Murrieta's way against Chaparral when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Vista Murrieta made off with an 89-66 win. Does Vista Murrieta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaparral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.