The Northwood Timberwolves will face off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Northwood sitting on three straight victories and Murrieta Mesa on six.
Northwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Ayala 34-20. The Timberwolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, while Murrieta Mesa put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Ontario Christian. Murrieta Mesa blew past Ontario Christian 42-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rams just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Artyon Celestine, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. Murrieta Mesa is undefeated when Celestine posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Jesse Wilhite got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Murrieta Mesa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kainoa Ching, Chase Matthews, and Wilhite picked up one apiece. Ching also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Ontario Christian's side was Isaiah Casillas, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Murrieta Mesa pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points per game. As for Northwood, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
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