The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Murrieta Valley has five straight victories, Murrieta Mesa has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Murrieta Valley has not done well against Great Oak recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Murrieta Valley secured a 60-55 W over Great Oak. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa came up short against Chaparral on Friday and fell 46-33.
Murrieta Valley's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Murrieta Mesa, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Murrieta Valley strolled past Murrieta Mesa when the teams last played on January 5th by a score of 63-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Murrieta Mesa's LaKaila Trimble, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Murrieta Valley still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
