Murrieta Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks and fell 52-21. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 784th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 361st).
Valerie Lauritzen was her usual excellent self, putting up 15 points and five steals for Murrieta Valley. The contest was Lauritzen's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Alysia Maldonado Murray was another key player, going 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and four steals.
Murrieta Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Murrieta Valley, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Murrieta Mesa has already played their next matchup (against Temecula Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Murrieta Valley will be playing at home against Vista Murrieta at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.
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