Basketball Game Preview: Foothill Tech Dragons vs. Thacher Toads

Foothill Tech is a perfect 7-0 against Thacher since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Dragons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Toads at 5:30 p.m. Foothill Tech's defense has only allowed 28.8 points per game this season, so Thacher's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Foothill Tech is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Santa Barbara: they outscored them in every quarter. The Dragons walked away with a 35-23 win over the Dons on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.

Annabella Baum

Blocked Shots

12/15/25 @ Santa Barbara	4
12/11/25 @ Santa Clara	2
12/08/25 @ Quartz Hill	2
12/06/25 vs Valley Christian Academy	1
12/06/25 @ Santa Maria	2
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Annabella Baum had another great game (as she tends to do), dropping a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Clara Smith, who posted 11 points in addition to six steals and four blocks.

Meanwhile, Thacher was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 39-35 to Moorpark. The loss was the Toads' first of the season.

Foothill Tech's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Thacher, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

Foothill Tech took their win against Thacher in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 44-22 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.