The Vista Murrieta Broncos are taking a road trip to challenge the Norco Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vista Murrieta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Vista Murrieta didn't have quite enough to beat Murrieta Valley and fell 57-55. The Broncos haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Vista Murrieta had strong showings from Bryson Beaver, who threw for 491 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and Sean Mccullough, who gained 311 total yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Beaver a new career-high in rushing yards (95). A healthy portion of Beaver's aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Tyler Caldwell, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Norco just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Centennial, falling 60-21. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Huskies are ranked fifth).
Vista Murrieta's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Norco, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Vista Murrieta has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 305.7 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Norco, though, as they've been averaging only 153.4. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Vista Murrieta took their win against Norco in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 49-27. In that matchup, Vista Murrieta amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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