Murrieta Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Anthony Saints on Saturday. The Nighthawks were probably out for revenge after losing 70-61 to them when the teams met back in November of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
| 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 still got an impressive performance from Parker Steffen, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 22 points along with 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.
Murrieta Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for St. Anthony, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Murrieta Valley will be taking part in a tournament against Crossroads at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Anthony, they will venture away from home to square off against Bishop Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. St. Anthony knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Bishop Montgomery likes a good challenge.
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