Murrieta Mesa has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the St. Francis Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Artyon Celestine and Isaac Fajardo.
Murrieta Mesa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Northwood by a score of 19-10.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Murrieta Mesa's defense and their 4.5 sacks. Leading the way was Cody Morin with two. Another thorn in Northwood's side was Alijah Levao, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 12 in total. All those points came courtesy of Alex Krishan: he added 12 points with four field goals.
Meanwhile, St. Francis waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They slipped by the Mustangs 28-27.
Murrieta Mesa's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.2 points per game. As for St. Francis, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
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