Football Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Vista Murrieta Broncos
Chaparral hasn't had much luck against Vista Murrieta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Chaparral Pumas will be staying on the road to face off against the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 7:00 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Dane Weber and Bryson Beaver.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Mission Viejo, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Chaparral was ranked 24th). Chaparral was outmatched by Mission Viejo on the road and fell 51-10. The game marked the Pumas' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vista Murrieta). They blew past Temecula Valley 56-14 on the road two weeks ago. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Vista Murrieta's win came down to the chemistry between Beaver and his top target Sean Mccullough. Beaver threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Mccullough picked up 195 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Mccullough is now averaging an impressive 108.8 receiving yards per game.
Vista Murrieta's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Martin Romero and Jayden Scott.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chaparral fell to 4-1. As for Vista Murrieta, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Chaparral came up short against Vista Murrieta in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 31-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beaver, who threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Chaparral knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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