The Chaparral Pumas are taking a road trip to square off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chaparral is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 83-47 victory over South East. The Pumas have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa strolled past West Valley with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 69-52. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Murrieta Mesa's win came from a few key players Chaparral will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaden Merritt, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Dayne Lumsden was another key player, going 7 for 10 on his way to 16 points.
Murrieta Mesa was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Chaparral's record is now 10-7. As for Murrieta Mesa, their record now sits at 7-11.
Chaparral came up short against Murrieta Mesa in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 50-38. Can Chaparral avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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