Soccer Recap: Vista Murrieta Comes Up Short

While it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Vista Murrieta was not quite Murrieta Valley's equal in the second half on Friday. They came up short against the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks, falling 3-0. The Broncos were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Nighthawks earlier this season, when they won 2-1.

Vista Murrieta's loss dropped their record down to 8-4-2. As for Murrieta Valley, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Vista Murrieta and Murrieta Valley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Vista Murrieta (ranked 157th) will meet Murrieta Mesa (ranked 813th) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Murrieta Valley will square off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Monday up 212 places (112 vs. 324).