Football Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Temecula Valley Golden Bears
Chaparral has gone 8-2 against Temecula Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Chaparral Pumas will be playing at home against the Temecula Valley Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chaparral is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 15, 2023 last Friday. Everything went their way against Apple Valley as Chaparral made off with a 49-28 win. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Sun Devils are ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dane Weber had an outrageously good game as he threw for 362 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Caden "CB" Butler was Weber's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chaparral was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 487 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apple Valley only gained 287.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Temecula Valley beat Temescal Canyon 19-14 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
Temecula Valley can attribute much of their success to Carlos Carruego, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Temecula Valley, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Chaparral against Temecula Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-7 victory. In that matchup, Chaparral amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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