Murrieta Mesa entered their tilt with Santiago on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Santiago Sharks 29-3. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Sharks are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Artyon Celestine was his usual excellent self, rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Murrieta Mesa: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Murrieta Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Murrieta Mesa pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Santiago, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Murrieta Mesa has already played their next contest, a 42-0 victory against Ontario Christian on the 8th. Santiago does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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