The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Murrieta Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 877 points over their last 13 games.
Murrieta Valley suffered their closest loss since November 18, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of El Camino by a score of 61-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Murrieta Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Parker Steffen, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Brady Jones who scored 18 points along with nine rebounds. Steffen hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Ayden Ford was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 50-38 win over Chaparral on Friday.
Murrieta Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Murrieta Mesa, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Murrieta Valley skirted past Murrieta Mesa 67-65 in their previous matchup on January 5th. Will Murrieta Valley repeat their success, or does Murrieta Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
