After flying high against Poly last Saturday, King came back down to earth. The Wolves were outmatched by the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks and fell 49-7. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Logan* Elrod threw for 58 yards. Blake* Wright was his top target, picking up 58 receiving yards. On the ground, Ben* Major rushed for 52 yards and one TD on only five carries.
Jeremiah Watson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 187 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching one score for Murrieta Valley. With that strong performance, Watson is now averaging an impressive 118.8 rushing yards per game. Jacob Taddi also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Murrieta Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
King will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Santiago at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. This will be the Wolves' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Murrieta Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 26-14 win against San Clemente on the 26th.
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