The San Clemente Tritons are taking a road trip to challenge the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
San Clemente is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Chino Hills by a score of 35-28 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 also helped out as he racked up 104 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Murrieta Valley's strategy against King on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Murrieta Valley blew King out of the water with a 62-6 final score. That looming 62-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Nighthawks yet this season.
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.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Murrieta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
San Clemente now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Murrieta Valley, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
San Clemente and Murrieta Valley were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but San Clemente suffered an agonizing 39-38 loss. Can San Clemente avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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