If Great Oak was riding high fresh off their 49-14 takedown of Corona last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wolfpack came up short against the Murrieta Mesa Rams on Friday, falling 42-21. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Wolfpack couldn't quite close it out.
Ryder Parks
| 10/10/25 vs Murrieta Mesa | 2 |
| 09/26/25 @ Temescal Canyon | 2 |
| 08/21/25 vs Vista Murrieta | 2 |
| 10/02/25 @ Corona | 1 |
| 08/28/25 @ Rancho Verde | 1 |
Great Oak's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trent Lux, who threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards. Lux has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Ryder Parks was in the mix as well, providing Great Oak with two scores.
Nathan Cruz had an outrageously good game for Murrieta Mesa as he rushed for 155 yards and one TD while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Cruz got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Great Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Murrieta Mesa, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Great Oak and Murrieta Mesa should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Wolfpack will take on Santiago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (138 vs. 292). Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa (ranked 89th) will meet Corona (ranked 645th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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