Despite a strong season so far, King has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 28-13 to the Murrieta Mesa Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolves of the 31-14 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Although King took the loss, they still got scores from Ronald S Galvan Jr and Brian Robinson.
King wouldn't let Murrieta Mesa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kaleo Browne was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18.
Artyon Celestine was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Murrieta Mesa. With that strong performance, Celestine is now averaging an impressive 100.4 rushing yards per game.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Murrieta Mesa, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-4.
King didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 25-15 win against Great Oak on the 1st. Murrieta Mesa has also already played their next matchup, a 29-3 victory against Santiago on the 1st.
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