It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ontario Christian can now relate to. They took a blow against the Murrieta Mesa Rams on Friday, falling 42-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Daniel Mielke Ii threw for 192 yards on 13 of 24 attempts.
Ryan Luque was his top target, picking up 111 receiving yards. On the ground,
Zander Lewis rushed for 80 yards.
It was another big night for Artyon Celestine, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards for Murrieta Mesa. Celestine has become a key player for Murrieta Mesa: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Jesse Wilhite got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Ontario Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Murrieta Mesa, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Ontario Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murrieta Mesa, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Northwood, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Northwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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