The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will square off against the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 950 yards in their previous games.
Murrieta Valley will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 53-point they dealt Roosevelt on Friday. Murrieta Valley blew past Roosevelt 56-3. The Nighthawks' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Bear Bachmeier had an outrageously good game as he threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Jacob Taddi was in the mix as well, providing Murrieta Valley with two touchdowns.
Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roosevelt only rushed for 48.
Murrieta Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mekhi Criss and Isaiah Ayers. Ethan Adams was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Rancho Cucamonga suffered their closest loss since October 26, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Damien by a score of 34-31. Despite 80 more yards than the Spartans, the Cougars couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite their defeat, Rancho Cucamonga saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jacob Chambers, who threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, was perhaps the best of all. Daniel Wimbush also helped out as he racked up 143 receiving yards.
Murrieta Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Rancho Cucamonga, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Murrieta Valley strolled past Rancho Cucamonga when the teams last played back in August by a score of 35-19. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Rancho Cucamonga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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