Football Recap: Rancho Cucamonga's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday + How To Watch

Rancho Cucamonga and Murrieta Valley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Rancho Cucamonga had to settle for second. They lost 26-6 to the Nighthawks. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Murrieta Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Taddi led the charge by rushing for 127 yards and one touchdown.

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

11/14/25 vs Murrieta Valley	6-26
11/07/25 vs Tustin	45-8
10/30/25 vs Chino Hills	31-24
10/24/25 vs Etiwanda	41-7
10/16/25 @ Ayala	41-0

The loss snapped Rancho Cucamonga's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for Murrieta Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3.

Rancho Cucamonga does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murrieta Valley, they will take on Los Alamitos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Nighthawks will need to watch out since the Griffins have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.