The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Sonora Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Murrieta Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Murrieta Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Canyon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took an 85-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comanches. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Comanches are ranked 34th).
| 12/11/24 vs Canyon | 23 |
| 12/10/24 vs La Sierra | 19 |
| 12/07/24 vs Blair | 23 |
| 12/03/24 vs Poly | 19 |
| 11/30/24 vs Villa Park | 20 |
Murrieta Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Parker Steffen, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine assists, and Jaizahn Lewis, who went 9 of 22 en route to 23 points and three steals. The game was Lewis' eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Rutledge, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Sonora lost to Etiwanda at home by a 51-37 margin on Wednesday. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 24-18 in the first quarter.
Sonora's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
