Football Recap: Murrieta Valley Nighthawks vs. Vista Murrieta Broncos
There's no place like home for Murrieta Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over the Vista Murrieta Broncos on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Nighthawks considering their nine-point performance the game before.
Dorian Hoze continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Bear Bachmeier was another key player, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vista Murrieta only rushed for 188.
Vista Murrieta's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Bryson Beaver, who threw for 491 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and Sean Mccullough, who gained 311 total yards and four touchdowns. Mccullough also hauled in four receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Vista Murrieta is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Devon Leonard also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Murrieta Valley pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Vista Murrieta, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Murrieta Valley will square off against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Valley is facing Roosevelt at the right time seeing as Roosevelt is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Vista Murrieta, they will challenge Norco at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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