Murrieta Valley is 1-9 against Great Oak since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Great Oak Wolfpack at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Murrieta Valley comes in on four and Great Oak on seven.
Last Tuesday, Murrieta Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Temecula Valley, but they still walked away with a 44-40 win.
Meanwhile, Great Oak put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 60-32 win over Murrieta Mesa at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-15.
It was another big night for Bri Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Keira Stout, who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds.
Murrieta Valley pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Great Oak, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Murrieta Valley came up short against Great Oak when the teams last played on January 2nd, falling 64-60. Will Murrieta Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
