Football Preview: Huntington Beach Oilers vs. Foothill Knights
Two dominant signal callers in Brady Edmunds and Gino Marchetti are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Huntington Beach Oilers are taking a road trip to take on the Foothill Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington Beach has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 108 points over their last three matchups.
Huntington Beach will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 39-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of La Habra by a score of 37-35. While the Oilers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Highlanders 14-13 in the first quarter.
Huntington Beach might have lost, but man, Edmunds was a machine: he threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Edmunds is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Troy Foster, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Foothill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Laguna Hills 28-14 on Thursday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Hawks are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nathan Gouvion was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Mancini, who picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Huntington Beach's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Foothill, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Huntington Beach has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 279.7 passing yards per game. Foothill, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 193.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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