Soccer Recap: Murrieta Mesa Comes Up Short

Murrieta Mesa managed to keep up with Temecula Valley until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Murrieta Mesa Rams came up short against the Temecula Valley Golden Bears, falling 4-1. The Rams have struggled against the Golden Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Murrieta Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11-4. As for Temecula Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7-1.

Murrieta Mesa and Temecula Valley could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Murrieta Mesa (ranked 911th) will meet Vista Murrieta (ranked 74th) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Temecula Valley will challenge Great Oak at 7:15 p.m. on Monday down 224 places (373 vs. 149).