With a playoff game on the line, Murrieta Mesa rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Ontario Christian Knights to the tune of 42-0. Winning may never get old, but the Rams sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Artyon Celestine continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 80 receiving yards. He is becoming a predictor of Murrieta Mesa's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Jesse Wilhite made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Murrieta Mesa's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Stephen Stiles with two. Another thorn in Ontario Christian's side was Kainoa Ching, who made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Murrieta Mesa's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points per game. As for Ontario Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Murrieta Mesa will stay at home for another week and welcome Northwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwood's defense has only allowed 9.3 points per game this season, so Murrieta Mesa's offense will have their work cut out for them. Ontario Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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