The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks and the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the Jackrabbits. Murrieta Valley's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Murrieta Valley had strong showings from Collin Ingram, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Parker Steffen, who scored 24 points along with two steals. Steffen hasn't dropped below two steals for 15 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Stoll Jr., who scored nine points.
Murrieta Valley's loss dropped their record down to 20-11. As for Long Beach Poly, they pushed their record up to 23-8 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Murrieta Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Long Beach Poly, they will be playing at home against Corona del Mar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Long Beach Poly has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,546 points over their last 22 matches.
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