Murrieta Valley lost against Great Oak on January 8th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks took a blow against the Great Oak Wolfpack, falling 74-41.
Valerie Lauritzen
| 01/24/25 @ Great Oak | 20 |
| 01/22/25 vs Temecula Valley | 29 |
| 01/17/25 vs Chaparral | 27 |
| 01/15/25 @ Vista Murrieta | 25 |
| 01/10/25 @ Murrieta Mesa | 20 |
| 01/08/25 vs Great Oak | 26 |
When it comes to explaining why Murrieta Valley lost, don't look at Valerie Lauritzen. Despite the final result, she posted 20 points. Lauritzen's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Farrell, who had six points.
Even though they lost, Murrieta Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Great Oak had a senior duo take command as Morgan Grayton went 9 for 14 on her way to 24 points and five assists and Brianna Thomas earned 14 points and seven rebounds. Those 24 points gave Grayton a new career-high. Keira Stout was another key player, going 6 of 9 en route to 13 points.
Murrieta Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10. As for Great Oak, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Murrieta Valley will welcome Murrieta Mesa at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Murrieta Valley is facing Murrieta Mesa at the right time seeing as Murrieta Mesa is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Great Oak has already played their next game (against Vista Murrieta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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