The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will face off against the Chaparral Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Valley has given up an average of 25.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Chaparral will be up against a hot Murrieta Valley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Nighthawks walked away with a 55-45 win over Norco on Friday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Nighthawks were down 28-13 in the second quarter.
Jeremiah Watson
| 10/03/25 @ Norco | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ San Clemente | 2 |
| 09/19/25 vs King | 4 |
| 09/12/25 @ Murrieta Mesa | 1 |
| 08/22/25 vs Rancho Cucamonga | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murrieta Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Watson, who rushed for 256 yards and five TDs while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, Watson is now up to 13 rushing touchdowns on the season. Another player making a difference was Ty Isaia, who rushed for 118 yards and one score on only 11 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chaparral hadn't done well against Vista Murrieta recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Pumas came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 28-20. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Chaparral's win came from a few key players Murrieta Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dane Weber, who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and one TD. Trevor Schneider was another key back, rushing for 132 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
One reason for the win was Chaparral's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Kameron Payne, Mahkai Caldwell, and Evan 'Champ' Redd, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Murrieta Valley's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Chaparral, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Murrieta Valley has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 243.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Chaparral has preferred to attack from the air: they average 292.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Murrieta Valley against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 56-22 win. In that contest, the Nighthawks amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
