Foothill has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Coronado Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Foothill was ranked 13th). Foothill was dealt a 40-7 loss at the hands of Liberty on Friday. The Falcons have struggled against the Patriots recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Braxton Bonnett, who picked up 155 receiving yards.
Coronado never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Desert Pines last Friday. They blew past the Jaguars 35-7 on the road. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Coronado wouldn't let Desert Pines keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Coronado can thank Derek Hurley and Ty Tinner for forcing both of them. Hurley also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Coronado is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Foothill strolled past Coronado in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a score of 29-14. Will Foothill repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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