The Valencia Vikings will head out to take on the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Valencia focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Valencia lost 47-23 to Santa Barbara.
Despite the loss, Valencia got top-tier performance from Brian Bonner, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. Bonner got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of57 yards. Brady Bretthauer also helped out by tossing the rock for 275 yards.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa had to suffer through a 42-9 loss at the hands of Vista Murrieta. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Broncos are ranked 35th).
Valencia's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Murrieta Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Valencia didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Murrieta Mesa when the teams last played back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valencia since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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