Football Preview: Murrieta Mesa Rams vs. Murrieta Valley Nighthawks
Murrieta Mesa hasn't had much luck against Murrieta Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Murrieta Mesa Rams will take on the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. Murrieta Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Murrieta Mesa, who comes in off a win.
Murrieta Mesa will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up nine points last Friday, then bounced right back against Valencia on Thursday. Murrieta Mesa managed a 38-33 victory over Valencia.
Artyon Celestine went supernova for Murrieta Mesa, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Celestine got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 88 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Royal Randolph, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murrieta Mesa was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 500 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valencia only gained 362.
Last Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Murrieta Valley lost 37-17 to Servite. The Nighthawks were down 30-10 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Murrieta Valley took the loss, they still got scores from CAM CONNOR and DERRICK JOHNSON JR.
Murrieta Mesa's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Murrieta Mesa came up short against Murrieta Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 29-25. Can Murrieta Mesa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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