Football Preview: Foothill Knights vs. Tustin Tillers
The Foothill Knights will head out to square off against the Tustin Tillers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Knights fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They walked away with a 28-20 win over Madison on Friday.
Nathan Gouvion was a one-man wrecking crew for Foothill as he rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Gouvion's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Gino Marchetti was another key player, throwing for 180 yards and a touchdown.
Foothill was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 535 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Foothill wouldn't let Madison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zach Schutt was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Brady Holcomb was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Tustin took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They claimed a resounding 35-6 victory over El Toro at home. Given the Tillers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Chargers are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eimesse Essis went supernova for Tustin, rushing for 196 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
Foothill and Tustin were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but Foothill came up empty-handed after a 36-35 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Essis, who rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. Now that Foothill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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