Football Preview: Crean Lutheran Saints vs. Foothill Knights
Two dominant signal callers in Caden Jones and Gino Marchetti are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Crean Lutheran Saints and the Foothill Knights will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crean Lutheran's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so Foothill's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Crean Lutheran's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They put the hurt on La Serna with a sharp 20-0 victory. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Taurian Nash had a dynamite game for Crean Lutheran, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Nash a new career-high in rushing yards.
Crean Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Serna only rushed for 115.
Meanwhile, Foothill entered their contest against Capistrano Valley last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Foothill fell just short of Capistrano Valley by a score of 38-35.
Defeat or not, Foothill got some senior leadership from Marchetti and Nathan Gouvion. Marchetti rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while Gouvion gained 181 total yards and two touchdowns. Marchetti's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Crean Lutheran's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Crean Lutheran has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 212.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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