Temecula Valley and Murrieta Mesa are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will challenge the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Mesa took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Temecula Valley, who comes in off a win.
Temecula Valley will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Chaparral, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Temecula Valley came out on top against Chaparral by a score of 68-57 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Bears.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by Murrieta Valley and fell 52-21. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 784th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 361st).
Temecula Valley's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Murrieta Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Temecula Valley took their victory against Murrieta Mesa in their previous meeting on January 15th by a conclusive 51-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Temecula Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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