On Friday, Murrieta Valley faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks really took it to the Chaparral Pumas for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-22 win on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Watson and he. Watson rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave Dorian Hoze a new career-high in rushing yards. Ty Isaia also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chaparral only rushed for 94.
Despite the defeat, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: Dane Weber threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Murrieta Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Murrieta Valley has already played their next matchup, a 28-9 defeat against Centennial on the 18th. As for Chaparral, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-37 win against Norco on the 18th.
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