Football Recap: Foresthill Wildfires vs. Elite Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Foresthill). They breezed by the Elite Eagles at home to the tune of 46-0 on Friday. The Wildfires pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Kaylee DeuPree was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of her passes. She has become a key player for Foresthill: the team is 6-2 when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 3-7 otherwise. Liv Grant also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Foresthill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maddy Marquez and Dara West.
When it comes to explaining why Elite lost, don't look at Savannah Barrow. Despite the final result, she picked up 85 receiving yards, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Foresthill's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9. As for Elite, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6-1.
Foresthill has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Futures on the 14th. As for Elite, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Sacramento Adventist at 6:00 p.m. on October 23rd. Sacramento Adventist will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Elite surely won't give up without a fight.
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