Basketball Preview: Foothill Cougars vs. Placer Hillmen
The Foothill Cougars and the Placer Hillmen will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Placer is hoping to do what Fortuna couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Foothill's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Foothill simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fortuna 63-32. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Zane Miceli had an outrageously good game as he went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (two). Another player making a difference was Cade Memeo, who earned ten points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, Placer got the win against University Prep on Thursday by a conclusive 84-58. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hillmen.
Foothill's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Placer, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Foothill came up short against Placer in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 53-49. Can Foothill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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