Chaparral proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 36) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Murrieta Mesa Rams 56-54. For the Pumas, this counts as revenge for the 50-38 win the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
Andrei Aguilera and Luke Siefkin certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Aguilera went 7 for 11 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Siefkin went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Aguilera a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ray Riley, who posted ten points and three steals.
Chaparral is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Murrieta Mesa, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12.
Chaparral and Murrieta Mesa could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Chaparral (ranked 369th) will meet Temecula Valley (ranked 133rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa (ranked 621st) will meet Murrieta Valley (ranked 157th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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