The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Beaumont Cougars at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murrieta Valley is headed out to face Beaumont after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. The Nighthawks narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Santiago 3-2. The Nighthawks haven't had any issues with the Sharks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Murrieta Valley took Santiago into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Beaumont had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rancho Cucamonga on Tuesday.
Beaumont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-23.
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