Football Recap: Chaparral Pumas vs. Murrieta Valley Nighthawks
On Friday, Chaparral faced Murrieta Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chaparral Pumas were outmatched by the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at home and fell 56-22. That makes it the first time this season the Pumas have let down their home crowd.
When it comes to explaining why Chaparral lost, don't look at Dane Weber. Despite the final result, he threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Watson and he. Watson rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Dorian Hoze's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Ty Isaia, who rushed for 28 yards and two touchdowns.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Murrieta Valley, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Chaparral didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 48-37 victory against Norco on the 18th. Murrieta Valley has also already played their next contest, a 28-9 defeat against Centennial on the 18th.
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