Temecula Valley was the 85-64 winner over Murrieta Valley when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears fell just short of the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks by a score of 82-80 on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (72), the Golden Bears still had to take the loss.
Jeremiah Profit
| 02/05/25 vs Murrieta Valley | 37 |
| 02/04/25 vs Great Oak | 23 |
| 01/31/25 @ Murrieta Mesa | 37 |
| 01/29/25 vs Chaparral | 35 |
| 01/24/25 @ Vista Murrieta | 21 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, Temecula Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jeremiah Profit dropped a double-double on 37 points and 12 rebounds. Profit's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. Taj Jackson was another key player, putting up 22 points.
Even though they lost, Temecula Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Murrieta Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Parker Steffen out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists. Steffen is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tony Rutledge, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards.
Temecula Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Murrieta Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Looking ahead, Temecula Valley will head out on the road to challenge Poly at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Temecula Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 matches -- so hopefully Poly likes a good challenge. Murrieta Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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