Rancho Cucamonga and Murrieta Valley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Rancho Cucamonga had to settle for second. They lost 26-6 to the Nighthawks. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Murrieta Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacob Taddi led the charge by rushing for 127 yards and one touchdown.
Cougars
| 11/14/25 vs Murrieta Valley | 6-26 |
| 11/07/25 vs Tustin | 45-8 |
| 10/30/25 vs Chino Hills | 31-24 |
| 10/24/25 vs Etiwanda | 41-7 |
| 10/16/25 @ Ayala | 41-0 |
The loss snapped Rancho Cucamonga's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for Murrieta Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Rancho Cucamonga does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murrieta Valley, they will take on Los Alamitos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Nighthawks will need to watch out since the Griffins have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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