Murrieta Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Great Oak Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Murrieta Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 750 points over their last 11 games.
Murrieta Valley fought the good fight in their overtime game against Temecula Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 81-70 to the Golden Bears. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Friday (67), Murrieta Valley still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Murrieta Valley got a solid performance out of Brady Jones, who scored 12 points. Elijah O'reilly was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with nine rebounds.
Great Oak posted their closest win since November 18, 2023 on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-46 win over Murrieta Mesa.
Murrieta Valley's defeat ended a 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for Great Oak, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 14-8.
Murrieta Valley beat Great Oak 63-54 when the teams last played on January 2nd. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Great Oak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.