The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Crossroads Roadrunners at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Murrieta Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.1 points per game this season.
Murrieta Valley is headed into Monday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Anthony on Saturday.
| 12/28/24 vs St. Anthony | 4 |
| 12/27/24 @ Ygnacio Valley | 1 |
| 12/26/24 vs La Habra | 1 |
| 12/21/24 @ Santa Margarita | 0 |
| 12/20/24 @ Linfield Christian | 2 |
Despite the loss, Murrieta Valley got top-tier performance from Parker Steffen, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 22 points in addition to six assists and four steals. With that strong performance, Steffen is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaizahn Lewis, who posted 18 points.
Meanwhile, Crossroads was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 54-50 to California. That's two games in a row now that the Roadrunners have lost by exactly four points.
Murrieta Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Crossroads, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
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