Football Preview: Encina Bulldogs vs. Foresthill Wildfires
Encina is 0-3 against Foresthill since August of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Encina Bulldogs are on the road again to play the Foresthill Wildfires at 4:30 p.m.
Encina's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Futures on Wednesday. They were dealt a 39-0 loss at the hands of the Knights.
Meanwhile, Foresthill never let their opponents score on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mesa Verde 27-0 at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildfires had established a 21 point advantage.
Carly Clarke and Kaylee DeuPree were among the main playmakers for Foresthill as the former gained 178 total yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of her passes. The dominant performance also gave Clarke a new career-high in rushing yards. Liv Grant was DeuPree's top target, picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Encina's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Foresthill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Encina was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of Foresthill when the teams last played back in September. Can Encina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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