The Murrieta Mesa Rams will take on the Glendora Tartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Murrieta Mesa sitting on eight straight victories and Glendora on three.
Murrieta Mesa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis , sneaking past 31-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murrieta Mesa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Gamble Jr., who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. Those 38 rushing yards gave Gamble Jr. a new career-high. Murrieta Mesa also got a significant boost from Artyon Celestine, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Murrieta Mesa wouldn't let St. Francis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alijah Levao, Cody Morin, and Isaiah Casillas picked up one apiece. Murrieta Mesa got some further help from Noah Jenkins: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Glendora beat Dana Hills 25-21 on Friday.
Glendora is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Murrieta Mesa, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Everything came up roses for Murrieta Mesa against Glendora in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 54-20 victory. Does Murrieta Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glendora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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