The Vista Murrieta Broncos won the last time they faced the Murrieta Mesa Rams, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Vista Murrieta took down Murrieta Mesa 59-40. With that victory, Vista Murrieta brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.
Vista Murrieta's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alyssa Newby, who scored 15 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohen Marshall, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Despite the defeat, Murrieta Mesa saw an underclassman step up: LaKaila Trimble scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Trimble has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jeneveve Eaves, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Murrieta Mesa struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Vista Murrieta racked up 11 assists.
Vista Murrieta is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-16 record this season. As for Murrieta Mesa, they dropped their record down to 9-18 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Vista Murrieta will head out on the road to face off against Chaparral at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Vista Murrieta is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season. As for Murrieta Mesa, they will be playing at home against Great Oak at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Great Oak is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
