It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dougherty Valley can now relate to. They lost to the Foothill Falcons at home by a 32-13 margin on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 39-12 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Despite the defeat, Dougherty Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaitlyn Lohe rushed for 133 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lohe a new career-high in rushing yards.
Dougherty Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Foothill, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Dougherty Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Foothill has already played their next contest, a 19-6 defeat against Granada on the 2nd.
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