It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Murrieta Mesa had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 19-10 victory over the Northwood Timberwolves. The win was familiar territory for the Rams who have now won seven matchups in a row.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Murrieta Mesa's defense and their 4.5 sacks. Leading the way was Cody Morin with two. Murrieta Mesa got some further help from Alijah Levao: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 12 in total. All those points came courtesy of Alex Krishan: he added 12 points with four field goals.
Murrieta Mesa pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points per game. As for Northwood, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Murrieta Mesa will face off against St. Francis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Mesa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season. Northwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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