It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Foothill can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Liberty Patriots. The shutout was out of character for the Falcons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in October.
Elijah Espinoza was nothing short of spectacular for Liberty: he rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards Espinoza has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Ezra Sanelivi, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Foothill dropped their record down to 5-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Foothill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-3 defeat against Bishop Gorman on the 15th.
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