The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will venture away from home to face off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Murrieta Valley is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Great Oak on Wednesday. Murrieta Valley fell 3-1 to Great Oak. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 795th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa hadn't done well against Chaparral recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Murrieta Mesa came out on top in a nail-biter against Chaparral, sneaking past 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rams were the better team in the second half.
The win made it two in a row for Murrieta Mesa and bumps their season record up to 3-5-1. As for Murrieta Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Murrieta Valley beat Murrieta Mesa 4-2 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Murrieta Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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