Murrieta Valley suffered their closest defeat since December 6, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the Chaparral Pumas by a score of 58-55. The Nighthawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pumas apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Chaparral found their leader in sophomore Zetta Faasua, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 16 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Faasua has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Costello, who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points and five rebounds.
Murrieta Valley's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Chaparral, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Murrieta Valley has already played their next game (against Temecula Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Chaparral will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Vista Murrieta at 5:30 p.m. Chaparral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
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