The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks suffered their closest defeat since November 18, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of El Camino by a score of 61-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Murrieta Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Parker Steffen and Brady Jones. Steffen scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Jones scored 18 points along with nine rebounds. Steffen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Ayden Ford was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Murrieta Valley's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for El Camino, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Murrieta Valley will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Murrieta Mesa at 7:00 p.m. Murrieta Mesa is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for El Camino, they will head out on the road to square off against Torrey Pines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Torrey Pines will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
