The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will head out to square off against the Chaparral Pumas at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Murrieta Valley came up short against Vista Murrieta and fell 57-46.
Meanwhile, Chaparral suffered their closest loss since November 19, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Great Oak by a score of 54-51. The Pumas haven't had much luck with the Wolfpack recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Murrieta Valley will have to keep a close watch on Zetta Faasua and Maya Ford, a pair of players who had a big impact on Chaparral's prior game. Faasua dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds, while Ford went 6 of 8 en route to 12 points and seven boards. Faasua has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last 12 times she's played. Lexa Ava Li was another key player, putting up five points and six assists.
Chaparral's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Murrieta Valley couldn't quite finish off Chaparral in their previous matchup back in January and fell 58-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faasua, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Murrieta Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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