It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oaks Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks by a score of 55-52 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Oaks Christian still got an impressive performance from Deshonne Redeaux, who rushed for 235 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Redeaux showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Brayden Hampsten also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Oaks Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Oaks Christian wouldn't let Murrieta Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oaks Christian can thank Andrew Powell and Alifeleti Tuihalamaka for forcing both of them. Oaks Christian got some further help from Christian Knoos: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Bear Bachmeier, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes for Murrieta Valley. Dorian Hoze was another major influence, as he rushed for 183 yards and ran in a TD.
Oaks Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Murrieta Valley, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Oaks Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murrieta Valley, they will face off against Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Murrieta Valley has won six straight at home, while Newbury Park won six straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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