Preview: Foothill Cougars vs. Menlo School Knights
Two dominant guards in Lexi Peters and Ruiqi Liu are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Foothill Cougars will be playing at home against the Menlo School Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Foothill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Foothill can now relate to. They fell 55-44 to the Panthers. Foothill has struggled against Chico recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Foothill's loss came about despite a quality game from Peters, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Peters hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Sedlak, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Menlo School came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Half Moon Bay 49-33.
Menlo School's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Liu, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Arthi Abhyanker, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Menlo School, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Foothill have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Menlo School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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