Murrieta Valley is 10-0 against Murrieta Mesa since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will welcome the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m.
Murrieta Valley's upcoming matchup probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Servite, who was ranked 49th at the time (Murrieta Valley was ranked 84th). Murrieta Valley came up short against Servite last Friday, falling 37-17. The Nighthawks were down 30-10 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Murrieta Valley took the loss, they still got scores from CAM CONNOR and DERRICK JOHNSON JR.
Meanwhile, after only nine points in their last match, Murrieta Mesa made sure to put some points up on the board against Valencia on Thursday. Murrieta Mesa snuck past Valencia with a 38-33 victory.
Artyon Celestine had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.7 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Royal Randolph, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Murrieta Mesa's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Derrick Hart and Jeremiah Broman. Broman is also crushing it when it comes to interceptions: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murrieta Mesa was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 500 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Murrieta Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Murrieta Mesa, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Murrieta Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Murrieta Mesa in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 29-25 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Murrieta Mesa's Julian Silva, who threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Murrieta Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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