With a playoff game on the line, Murrieta Valley rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Los Alamitos Griffins with a sharp 49-28 victory. Considering the Nighthawks have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Murrieta Valley was led to victory by Bear Bachmeier and Dorian Hoze. Bachmeier rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Hoze rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bachmeier a new career-high in rushing yards.
Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Murrieta Valley's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Los Alamitos, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Murrieta Valley will welcome Oaks Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 998 yards in their previous games. Los Alamitos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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