Chaparral has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (Chaparral is ranked 458th, while the Broncos are ranked 440th).
Chaparral struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (the Nighthawks had 20 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Chaparral fell to the Nighthawks 48-42. Chaparral has not had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: Zetta Faasua dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Angela Dela Cruz, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta didn't have too much trouble with the Rams on the road on Tuesday as they won 59-40. The win made it back-to-back wins for Vista Murrieta.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vista Murrieta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kohen Marshall, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Marshall has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Nyah Brown was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Chaparral has not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Vista Murrieta, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-16 record this season.
Chaparral lost to the Broncos at home by a decisive 60-43 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Will Chaparral have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
