Vista Murrieta entered their contest against Chaparral on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Vista Murrieta Broncos were beaten by the Chaparral Pumas 55-28. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Pumas are ranked 17th).
Several Broncos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryland Duson, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Duson a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Bryson Beaver, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns.
It was another big night for Dane Weber, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 234 yards and a touchdown for Chaparral. Weber's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jayce Venable was another key player, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
Vista Murrieta's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Chaparral, their record is now 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Vista Murrieta will face off against Centennial at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Vista Murrieta surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chaparral, they will host Murrieta Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.3 points per game this season.
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