The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will venture away from home to square off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Murrieta Valley's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Murrieta Valley is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Great Oak on Friday. Murrieta Valley fell just short of Great Oak by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 748th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 141st).
Meanwhile, neither Murrieta Mesa nor Chaparral could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Murrieta Mesa's draw makes their record 3-7-3 this season. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Murrieta Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Murrieta Mesa in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 4-2. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Murrieta Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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