Basketball Recap: Foothill's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Knights

Previous Games

12/27/24 vs California	47-34
12/26/24 vs George Washington Prep	61-52
12/21/24 @ Ventura	65-42
12/19/24 @ Dos Pueblos	63-31
12/17/24 vs Hesperia	62-54
+ 2 more games

Foothill entered their tilt with California on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 47-34 victory over the California Grizzlies. The win was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 34th).

California lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Emeka Ifediora, who posted ten points. DANE WALLACE was another key player, putting up nine points.

Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for California, they moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Foothill won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Jesuit at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for California, they and Crossroads will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Crossroads' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.