The Murrieta Mesa Rams and the Linfield Christian Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Murrieta Mesa managed to keep up with Perris until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Murrieta Mesa lost 3-0 to Perris. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Linfield Christian challenged Rancho Cucamonga on Friday. Linfield Christian took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rancho Cucamonga. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Linfield Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-5-2. As for Murrieta Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Murrieta Mesa was able to grind out a solid victory over Linfield Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Murrieta Mesa since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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