Football Game Preview: Norco Cougars vs. Vista Murrieta Broncos + How To Watch

The Norco Cougars will face off against the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Norco has given up an average of 31.8 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Norco is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centennial on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Huskies are ranked second).

Julian Medina

Passing Yards

10/23/25 vs Centennial	385
10/17/25 vs Chaparral	229
10/10/25 @ Roosevelt	311
10/03/25 vs Murrieta Valley	362
09/18/25 vs Citrus Valley	280
+ 4 more games

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Julian Medina, who threw for 385 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards on only nine carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 308.2 passing yards per game. Blake Wong was in the mix too, providing Norco with three scores.

Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta won against Roosevelt last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Broncos walked away with a 42-35 win over Murrieta Valley. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Broncos were the better team in the second half.

Vista Murrieta's win came from a few key players Norco will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brock Norman, who picked up 115 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Those 115 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. Cash Bryant also helped out as he racked up 116 receiving yards.

Vista Murrieta pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Norco, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Norco came up short against Vista Murrieta when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 20-16. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.