The Chaparral Pumas just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chaparral has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Vista Murrieta will come in with three straight wins.
On Tuesday, Chaparral was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to Murrieta Valley.
| 02/04/25 vs Murrieta Valley | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Great Oak | 14 |
| 01/29/25 @ Temecula Valley | 11 |
| 01/24/25 vs Murrieta Mesa | 12 |
| 01/22/25 vs Vista Murrieta | 13 |
Despite the defeat, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zetta Faasua dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 boards. Faasua is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta didn't have too much trouble with Murrieta Mesa on Tuesday as they won 39-25. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Rams are ranked 808th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Vista Murrieta back to even at 12-12. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Chaparral came out on top in a nail-biter against Vista Murrieta in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 44-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaparral since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
