The Chaparral Pumas will head out on the road to face off against the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chaparral will bounce into Friday's game after beating Vista Murrieta, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pumas walked away with a 28-20 win over the Broncos on Friday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Trevor Schneider
| 09/19/25 vs Great Oak | 200 |
| 09/05/25 @ San Clemente | 150 |
| 10/03/25 vs Vista Murrieta | 132 |
| 09/26/25 vs Mission Viejo | 75 |
| 09/12/25 @ Rancho Cucamonga | 60 |
Chaparral got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dane Weber out in front who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and one TD. The Pumas also got a significant boost from Trevor Schneider, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 132 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Chaparral proved: they limited Vista Murrieta to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Kameron Payne for the heroic effort on defense: he. Chaparral didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.
Chaparral's defense didn't let Bryson Beaver, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Payne, Mahkai Caldwell, and Evan 'Champ' Redd, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Valley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 55-45. The win almost wasn't to be: the Nighthawks were down 28-13 in the second quarter.
Murrieta Valley's win came from a few key players Chaparral will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jeremiah Watson, who rushed for 256 yards and five scores while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 13 rushing touchdowns on the season. Ty Isaia also helped out as he racked up 118 rushing yards.
Murrieta Valley's record now sits at 5-1. As for Chaparral, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Chaparral has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 292.8 passing yards per game. Murrieta Valley, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 243.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Chaparral was taken down by Murrieta Valley 56-22 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pumas were down 28-3.
