Chaparral is 2-8 against Vista Murrieta since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pumas will challenge the Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Chaparral has given up an average of 33 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Chaparral lost to Mission Viejo at home by a 36-21 margin. The matchup marked the Pumas' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Dane Weber and Luke Fahey. Fahey had a great game and threw for 223 yards and three TDs. Meanwhile, Weber was balling out in the loss, throwing for 215 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushing for 77 yards.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 38-12 margin over El Camino. With that win, the Broncos brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Vista Murrieta had a senior duo take command as Bryson Beaver threw for 220 yards and two TDs and Aiden Williams rushed for 89 yards and a pair of scores. Damarii Booth helped out on the ground, rushing for 89 yards.
Vista Murrieta's run defense was locked in: El Camino could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Brennan Martinez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Vista Murrieta didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged eight.
Chaparral now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Vista Murrieta, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Chaparral has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 309.4 passing yards per game. Vista Murrieta, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 148.8 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Chaparral against Vista Murrieta in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-28 win. Do the Pumas have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Broncos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
