The San Clemente Tritons are taking a road trip to challenge the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
San Clemente is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Chino Hills on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tritons.
San Clemente had a senior duo take command as Dawson Martinez threw for 223 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes and Colin Kohl rushed for 49 yards and three touchdowns. Max Kotiranta also helped out as he racked up 104 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Murrieta Valley over King in every quarter on their way to victory last Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Murrieta Valley blew King out of the water with a 62-6 final score. That 56 point margin sets a new team best for the Nighthawks this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Watson and he. Watson rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 53 yards. Another big playmaker for Murrieta Valley was Cam Connor, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
San Clemente now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Murrieta Valley, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
San Clemente and Murrieta Valley were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but San Clemente came up empty-handed after a 39-38 loss. Can San Clemente avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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