The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will square off against the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Murrieta Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to King for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-6 victory on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-0.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Watson and he. Watson rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards. Another big playmaker for Murrieta Valley was Cam Connor, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, San Clemente earned a 35-28 win over Chino Hills on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tritons.
San Clemente had a senior duo take command as Dawson Martinez threw for 223 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes and Colin Kohl rushed for 49 yards and three touchdowns. Max Kotiranta was Martinez's top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Murrieta Valley pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for San Clemente, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Murrieta Valley barely slipped by San Clemente in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 39-38. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was San Clemente's Aiden Rubin, who rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Murrieta Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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