The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will square off against the King Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Murrieta Valley is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Murrieta Valley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Murrieta Mesa at home to the tune of 42-0. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Rams are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Murrieta Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of TY ISAIA, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Dorian Hoze, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. CAM CONNOR also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, King is still undefeated this season after their match against Poly on Friday, but Poly came as close as anyone has to beating them. King sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-18 victory over Poly.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to King's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Andrew Dixon with three. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Murrieta Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for King, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Thursday's game might be decided in the trenches. Murrieta Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like King struggles in that department as they've been averaging 211.2. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Murrieta Valley's way against King when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Murrieta Valley made off with a 48-24 victory. In that contest, Murrieta Valley amassed a halftime lead of 35-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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